CVE-2017-7530: red hat cfme Missing Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-7530 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Missing Authorization vulnerability in red hat cfme. EPSS estimates a 1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 26-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) before 5.7.3 and 5.8.x before 5.8.1, it was found that privilege check is missing when invoking arbitrary methods via filtering on VMs that MiqExpression will execute that is triggerable by API users. An attacker could use this to execute actions they should not be allowed to (e.g. destroying VMs).
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.68%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.02 pp
From 1.70% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat2 products
- cloudforms4.5
- cloudforms_management_engine< 5.7.3 | ≥ 5.8.0, < 5.8.1
Red hat1 product
- cfme5.7.3 | 5.8.1
2 vendors · 3 products