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CVE-2017-7537

MEDIUMEPSS 70th pctl
5.9
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

CWE-592CWE-798Hard-coded Credentials

How to fix

Remediation Available
dogtag-pkiDebian
Fixed in:10.3.5+12-5CVE-2017-7537
dogtag-pkiUbuntu
Fixed in:10.2.6+git20160317-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7146-1
Fixed in:11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7146-1
pki-baseUbuntu
Fixed in:10.2.6+git20160317-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7146-1
Fixed in:11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7146-1
pki-base-javaUbuntu
Fixed in:11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7146-1
pki-caUbuntu
Fixed in:10.2.6+git20160317-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7146-1
Fixed in:11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7146-1
pki-serverUbuntu
Fixed in:10.2.6+git20160317-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7146-1
Fixed in:11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7146-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days
70thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.