Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-3503
CVE-2012-3503
Description
The installation script in Katello 1.0 and earlier does not properly generate the Application.config.secret_token value, which causes each default installation to have the same secret token, and allows remote attackers to authenticate to the CloudForms System Engine web interface as an arbitrary user by creating a cookie using the default secret_token.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
katelloRubyGems | < 1.0.6 | 1.0.6 |
katelloRubyGems | >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.7 | 1.1.7 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
11- github.com/Katello/katello/commit/7c256fef9d75029d0ffff58ff1dcda915056d3a3nvdPatchWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1186.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1187.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55140nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-5xv2-q475-rwrhghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3503ghsaADVISORY
- secunia.com/advisories/50344nvdBroken Link
- github.com/Katello/katello/pull/499nvdIssue TrackingWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/katello/CVE-2012-3503.ymlghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20140806122239/http://secunia.com/advisories/50344ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200229120740/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55140ghsaWEB
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