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CVE-2016-3728: theforeman foreman Improper Access Control

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
Published 20-05-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3728 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in theforeman foreman. EPSS estimates a 2.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.84%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHBA-2016:1501

Timeline

  1. 20-05-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Eval injection vulnerability in tftp_api.rb in the TFTP module in the Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the PXE template type portion of the PATH_INFO to tftp/.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.84% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.84%

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
  • foremanEOL1.11.0 | 1.11.0:rc1 | 1.11.0:rc2 | 1.11.0:rc3 | 1.11.1 | 1.10.3

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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