lib/util/miq-password.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 uses a hard-coded salt, which makes it easier for
lib/util/miq-password.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 uses a hard-coded salt, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via a brute force attack.
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- Jul 7, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.6% · 75th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-255
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Report tools
Action score
17
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | cloudforms 3.0 management engine | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_3.0_management_engine |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- redhat cloudforms 3.0 management engineup to 5.2.4 inclusive
- redhat cloudforms 3.0 management engine5.2
- redhat cloudforms 3.0 management engine5.2.1
- redhat cloudforms 3.0 management engine5.2.1.6
- redhat cloudforms 3.0 management engine5.2.2
- redhat cloudforms 3.0 management engine5.2.3
- redhat cloudforms 3.0 management engine5.2.3.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 | cfme | before 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf | 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf |
| Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 | cfme-appliance | before 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf | 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf |
| Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 | cfme-debuginfo | before 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf | 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf |
| Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 | cfme-lib | before 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf | 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf |
| Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 | mingw32-cfme-host | before 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf | 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf |
| Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | before 1:3.2.13-8.el6cf | 1:3.2.13-8.el6cf |
Same product
redhat: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2014-3486The (1) shell_exec function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV1.rb and (2) temp_cmd_file function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV2.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.027Monitor
- CVE-2014-7813Red Hat CloudForms 3 Management Engine (CFME) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via vect26Monitor
- CVE-2014-0137SQL injection vulnerability in the saved_report_delete action in the ReportController in Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine (CFME) before 26Monitor
- CVE-2014-0180The wait_for_task function in app/controllers/application_controller.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 al21Monitor
- CVE-2014-0136The (1) get and (2) log methods in the AgentController in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) 5.x allow remote attackers to inse20Monitor
- CVE-2014-0184Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 logs the root password when deploying a VM, which allows local users to obtai19Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:cfme | 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cfme-appliance | 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cfme-debuginfo | 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cfme-lib | 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mingw32-cfme-host | 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | 1:3.2.13-8.el6cf · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 | Package 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
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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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
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-255 · Credentials Management ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.