CVE-2017-7470
highpriority · track · 40OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.021 · 82 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
It was found that spacewalk-channel can be used by a non-admin user or disabled users to perform administrative tasks due to an incorrect authorization check in backend/server/rhnChannel.py.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.5–9.8
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affected products (4)
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also known as (3)
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references (11)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1259cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7470cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1439622cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7470cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98569cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98569enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1259enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7470enisa_euvd
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