Bug 1816747 (CVE-2020-10710)

Summary: CVE-2020-10710 foreman-installer: Candlepin plaintext password disclosure while Satellite update
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact:
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Priority: medium    
Version: unspecifiedCC: bbuckingham, bcourt, bkearney, btotty, ehelms, hhudgeon, jsherril, lzap, mhulan, mmccune, myarboro, nmoumoul, orabin, pcreech, rchan, rjerrido, security-response-team, sokeeffe, ytale
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Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: foreman-installer 1.24.1.22 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A flaw was found where the Plaintext Candlepin password is disclosed while updating Red Hat Satellite through the satellite-installer. This flaw allows an attacker with sufficiently high privileges, such as root, to retrieve the Candlepin plaintext password.
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Last Closed: 2021-12-10 05:28:00 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 1824612, 1865995    
Bug Blocks: 1816748    

Description Pedro Sampaio 2020-03-24 16:08:01 UTC 
Plaintext Candlepin password disclosed while updating Red Hat Satellite through satellite-installer. An attacker with sufficiently high privileges, such as root, can retrieve Candlepin plaintext password.

References:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1809497
Comment 4 Yadnyawalk Tale 2020-04-21 14:22:06 UTC 
Acknowledgments:

Name: Katherine M. Hosch (Louisiana Technical Consulting)