CVE-2015-5246: theforeman foreman 7PK - Security Features

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-5246 is a high (CVSS 8.1) 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in theforeman foreman. EPSS estimates a 1.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-10-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The LDAP Authentication functionality in Foreman might allow remote attackers with knowledge of old passwords to gain access via vectors involving the password lifetime period in Active Directory.

• CWE-2547PK - Security FeaturesSoftware security is not security software. Here we're concerned with topics like authentication, access control, confidentiality, cryptography, and privilege management.