CVE-2017-2632
MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS Score
Published: July 27, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:16 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorCloudFormsCloudforms Management Engine
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Severity
MEDIUM4.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A logic error in valid_role() in CloudForms role validation before 5.7.1.3 could allow a tenant administrator to create groups with a higher privilege level than the tenant administrator should have. This would allow an attacker with tenant administration access to elevate privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.7.1.35.7.1.3
Affected range stops below 5.7.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0320.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96478x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2632CVSS
4.9MEDIUMredhat
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-285CWE-863
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