CVE-2021-3494
mediumpriority · track · 24OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 31 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A smart proxy that provides a restful API to various sub-systems of the Foreman is affected by the flaw which can cause a Man-in-the-Middle attack. The FreeIPA module of Foreman smart proxy does not check the SSL certificate, thus, an unauthenticated attacker can perform actions in FreeIPA if certain conditions are met. The highest threat from this flaw is to system confidentiality. This flaw affects Foreman versions before 2.5.0.
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affected products (2)
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references (6)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948005cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3494cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164991/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-4702-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3919cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948005enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948005Issue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
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