A cleartext password storage issue was discovered in Katello, versions 3.x.x.x before katello 3.12.0.9.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 10/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.65% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 50.6% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: ansible-runner (Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7) 0:1.3.4-2.el7ar; ansiblerole-foreman_scap_client (Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7) 0:0.0.3-1.el7sat; ansiblerole-insights-client (Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7) 0:1.6-2.el7sat.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to ansible-runner (Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7) 0:1.3.4-2.el7ar; ansiblerole-foreman_scap_client (Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7) 0:0.0.3-1.el7sat; ansiblerole-insights-client (Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7) 0:1.6-2.el7sat or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
A cleartext password storage issue was discovered in Katello, versions 3.x.x.x before katello 3.12.0.9. Registry credentials used during container image discovery were inadvertently logged without being masked. This flaw could expose the registry credentials to other privileged users.
- Published
- Nov 25, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 50th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-312
Report tools
Action score
10
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 10 / 40 · 2.7 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 2.7
- CNA · redhat
- 4.1
- 1.4 point gap
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| theforeman | katello | cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:katello |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- theforeman katello3.0.0.0 and later · before 3.12.0.9
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Red Hat katello
- katello versions 3.x.x.x before katello 3.12.0.9affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | ansible-runner | before 0:1.3.4-2.el7ar | 0:1.3.4-2.el7ar |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | ansiblerole-foreman_scap_client | before 0:0.0.3-1.el7sat | 0:0.0.3-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | ansiblerole-insights-client | before 0:1.6-2.el7sat | 0:1.6-2.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | createrepo_c | before 0:0.7.4-1.el7sat | 0:0.7.4-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | createrepo_c-debuginfo | before 0:0.7.4-1.el7sat | 0:0.7.4-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | createrepo_c-libs | before 0:0.7.4-1.el7sat | 0:0.7.4-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | foreman | before 0:1.22.0.32-1.el7sat | 0:1.22.0.32-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | foreman-bootloaders-redhat | before 0:201901011200-1.el7sat | 0:201901011200-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | foreman-bootloaders-redhat-tftpboot | before 0:201901011200-1.el7sat | 0:201901011200-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | foreman-debug | before 0:1.22.0.32-1.el7sat | 0:1.22.0.32-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | foreman-discovery-image | before 1:3.5.4-6.el7sat | 1:3.5.4-6.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | foreman-installer | before 1:1.22.0.16-1.el7sat | 1:1.22.0.16-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | foreman-installer-katello | before 1:1.22.0.16-1.el7sat | 1:1.22.0.16-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | foreman-proxy | before 0:1.22.0.2-1.el7sat | 0:1.22.0.2-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | foreman-proxy-content | before 0:3.12.0-2.el7sat | 0:3.12.0-2.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | foreman-proxy-journald | before 0:1.22.0.2-1.el7sat | 0:1.22.0.2-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | foreman-selinux | before 0:1.22.0-1.el7sat | 0:1.22.0-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | future | before 0:0.16.0-11.el7sat | 0:0.16.0-11.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | gofer | before 0:2.12.5-5.el7sat | 0:2.12.5-5.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | hfsplus-tools | before 0:332.14-12.el7 | 0:332.14-12.el7 |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | hfsplus-tools-debuginfo | before 0:332.14-12.el7 | 0:332.14-12.el7 |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | katello | before 0:3.12.0-2.el7sat | 0:3.12.0-2.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | katello-certs-tools | before 0:2.6.0-1.el7sat | 0:2.6.0-1.el7sat |
| Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | katello-client-bootstrap | before 0:1.7.3-1.el7sat | 0:1.7.3-1.el7sat |
+96
Same product
theforeman: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2012-3503The installation script in Katello 1.0 and earlier does not properly generate the Application.config.secret_token value, which causes each d40Plan
- CVE-2013-4120Katello has a Denial of Service vulnerability in API OAuth authentication30Monitor
- CVE-2016-9595A flaw was found in katello-debug before 3.4.0 where certain scripts and log files used insecure temporary files.22Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2017-2662Aug 22, 2018 · A flaw was found in Foreman's katello plugin version 3.4.5.17Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2018-14623Dec 13, 2018 · A SQL injection flaw was found in katello's errata-related API.17Monitor
- Later →CVE-2013-2101Dec 3, 2019 · Katello has multiple XSS issues in various entities21Monitor
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:ansible-runner | 0:1.3.4-2.el7ar · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ansiblerole-foreman_scap_client | 0:0.0.3-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ansiblerole-insights-client | 0:1.6-2.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:createrepo_c | 0:0.7.4-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:createrepo_c-debuginfo | 0:0.7.4-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:createrepo_c-libs | 0:0.7.4-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:foreman | 0:1.22.0.32-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:foreman-bootloaders-redhat | 0:201901011200-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:foreman-bootloaders-redhat-tftpboot | 0:201901011200-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:foreman-debug | 0:1.22.0.32-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:foreman-discovery-image | 1:3.5.4-6.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:foreman-installer | 1:1.22.0.16-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.6::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| RubyGems:katello | 3.12.2 | 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
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
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.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-312 · Cleartext Storage of Sensitive InformationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.