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CVE-2020-10783

CloudForms: Missing access control leads to escalation of admin group privileges

Severity Score

8.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Red Hat CloudForms 4.7 and 5 is affected by a role-based privilege escalation flaw. An attacker with EVM-Operator group can perform actions restricted only to EVM-Super-administrator group, leads to, exporting or importing administrator files.

Red Hat CloudForms versiones 4.7 y 5, está afectado por un fallo de escalada de privilegios basada en roles. Un atacante con grupo EVM-Operador puede llevar a cabo acciones restringidas solo para el grupo EVM-Super-administrador, conlleva a, exportar o importar archivos de administrador

A role-based privileges escalation flaw was found in Red Hat CloudForms where export or import of administrator files was possible. An attacker with EVM-Operator group can perform actions restricted only to system administrator. Refer CVE-2020-25716 for remaining RBAC group fixes.

Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine delivers the insight, control, and automation needed to address the challenges of managing virtual environments. CloudForms Management Engine is built on Ruby on Rails, a model-view-controller framework for web application development. Action Pack implements the controller and the view components. Issues addressed include bypass, code execution, and cross site scripting vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-03-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-08-06 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Redhat
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 Cloudforms
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 4.7
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Affected
Redhat
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 Cloudforms
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 5.0.0
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Affected