3.6

CVE-2012-5477: theforeman foreman

CVSS: 3.6v2.0LowModified
Published 08-05-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-5477 is a low (CVSS 3.6) vulnerability in theforeman foreman. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
14/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.6/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-05-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The smart proxy in Foreman before 1.1 uses a umask set to 0, which allows local users to modify files created by the daemon via unspecified vectors.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

25%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.33% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.33%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Theforeman1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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