CVE-2017-7537

pki-core: mock CMC authentication plugin with hardcoded secret enabled by default

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

It was found that a mock CMC authentication plugin with a hardcoded secret was accidentally enabled by default in the pki-core package before 10.6.4. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass the regular authentication process and trick the CA server into issuing certificates.

Se ha detectado que un plugin de autenticación CMC simulado con un secreto embebido se ha habilitado por accidente y por defecto en el paquete pki-core en versiones anteriores a la 10.6.4. Un atacante podría utilizar este fallo para omitir el proceso de autenticación regular y engañar al servidor CA para que envíe certificados.

It was found that a mock CMC authentication plugin with a hardcoded secret was accidentally enabled by default in the pki-core package. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass the regular authentication process and trick the CA server into issuing certificates.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-04-05 CVE Reserved
2017-08-01 CVE Published
2024-05-10 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CWE-592: DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues
CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7537	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/commit/876d13c6d20e7e1235b9	2023-02-12

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2335	2023-02-12
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7537	2017-08-01
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1470817	2017-08-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Dogtagpki Search vendor "Dogtagpki"		Dogtagpki Search vendor "Dogtagpki" for product "Dogtagpki"				< 10.6.4 Search vendor "Dogtagpki" for product "Dogtagpki" and version " < 10.6.4"		-		Affected