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CVE-2012-3503· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The installation script in Katello 1.0 and earlier does not properly generate the Application.config.secret_token value, which causes each d

The installation script in Katello 1.0 and earlier does not properly generate the Application.config.secret_token value, which causes each default installation to have the same secret token, and allows remote attackers to authenticate to the CloudForms System Engine web interface as an arbitrary user by creating a cookie using the default secret_token.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 25, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.0% · 87th percentile
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Action score

40

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
theforemankatello
redhatenterprise linux server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat enterprise linux server6.0
  • theforeman katelloup to 1.0 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
RubyGemskatellofrom 1.1.0 · before 1.1.71.1.7
RubyGemskatellobefore 1.0.61.0.6

Same product

theforeman: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2013-4120Katello has a Denial of Service vulnerability in API OAuth authentication
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2016-9595A flaw was found in katello-debug before 3.4.0 where certain scripts and log files used insecure temporary files.
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2013-0283Katello: Username in Notification page has cross site scripting
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2013-2101Katello has multiple XSS issues in various entities
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2018-14623A SQL injection flaw was found in katello's errata-related API.
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2017-2662A flaw was found in Foreman's katello plugin version 3.4.5.
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
RubyGems:katello1.0.6Package registry (OSV)
RubyGems:katello1.1.7Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-798 · Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

For convenience in support or manufacturing, an account that is identical on every device is embedded in the software. Credentials learned from one device work on all of them.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-798 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const SUPPORT_USER = "support";const SUPPORT_PASS = "hardcoded-password";

Fixed

ts
const creds = await provisioning.deviceCredentials(deviceId);if (creds.mustRotate) await forcePasswordChange(deviceId);

Attack context

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References

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