Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-3457
CVE-2021-3457
Description
An improper authorization handling flaw was found in Foreman. The Shellhooks plugin for the smart-proxy allows Foreman clients to execute actions that should be limited to the Foreman Server. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to access and delete limited resources and also causes a denial of service on the Foreman server. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity and system availability.
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Affected products
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- cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:smart_proxy_shell_hooks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <0.9.2
Patches
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References
1- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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