CVE-2012-4574

A flaw was found in Pulp, as used in Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to read the administrative password due to world-readable permissions on the `pulp.conf` configuration file. This information disclosure could enable unauthorized access to sensitive system credentials.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

30 Oct 2026, 19:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : 2.1
v3 : unknown
v2 : 2.1
v3 : 5.5
CWE CWE-538
Summary (en) Pulp in Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for pulp.conf, which allows local users to read the administrative password by reading this file. (en) A flaw was found in Pulp, as used in Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to read the administrative password due to world-readable permissions on the `pulp.conf` configuration file. This information disclosure could enable unauthorized access to sensitive system credentials.
References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013:0571 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1543 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4574 -

Information

Published : 2013-01-04 22:55

Updated : 2026-10-30 19:17


NVD link : CVE-2012-4574

Mitre link : CVE-2012-4574

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-4574


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Products Affected

redhat

  • cloudforms
CWE
CWE-538

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory

CWE-255

Credentials Management Errors