CVE-2018-16476
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.029 · 87 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A Broken Access Control vulnerability in Active Job versions >= 4.2.0 allows an attacker to craft user input which can cause Active Job to deserialize it using GlobalId and give them access to information that they should not have. This vulnerability has been fixed in versions 4.2.11, 5.0.7.1, 5.1.6.1, and 5.2.1.1.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedcfme-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.src as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 - Fixedcfme-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.x86_64 as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 - Fixedcfme-amazon-smartstate-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.src as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 - Fixedcfme-amazon-smartstate-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.x86_64 as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 - Fixedcfme-appliance-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.src as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 - Fixedcfme-appliance-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.x86_64 as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 - Fixedcfme-appliance-common-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.x86_64 as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 - Fixedcfme-appliance-debuginfo-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.x86_64 as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 - Fixedcfme-appliance-tools-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.x86_64 as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 - Fixedcfme-debuginfo-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.x86_64 as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 - Fixedcfme-gemset-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.src as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 - Fixedcfme-gemset-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.x86_64 as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 - Fixedcfme-gemset-debuginfo-0:5.9.9.1-1.el7cf.x86_64 as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5.9redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 If the postgresql service is running, it will be automatically restarted after installing this update. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600
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–high · 4.3–7.5
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affected products (33)
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advisories (2)
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- RHSA-2019:0600Red Hat Security Advisory: CloudForms 4.6.9 security, bug fix and enhancement update2019-03-19csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update is now available for CloudForms Management Engine 5.9. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- GHSA-q2qw-rmrh-vv42Improper Access Control in activejob2018-12-05ghsa · osvUS
A Broken Access Control vulnerability in Active Job versions >= 4.2.0 allows an attacker to craft user input which can cause Active Job to deserialize it using GlobalId and give them access to information that they should not have.
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references (11)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-security/FL4dSdzr2zw/zjKVhF4qBAAJcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152134/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2019-0600-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2018/11/27/Rails-4-2-5-0-5-1-5-2-have-been-released/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/77374cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600enisa_euvd
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-security/FL4dSdzr2zw/zjKVhF4qBAAJenisa_euvd
- https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2018/11/27/Rails-4-2-5-0-5-1-5-2-have-been-released/enisa_euvd
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