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CVE-2014-0087

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-01-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The check_privileges method in vmdb/app/controllers/application_controller.rb in ManageIQ, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine (CFME), allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization and gain privileges by leveraging improper RBAC checking, related to the rbac_user_edit action.

Affected products

• Red Hat CloudForms: before 5.3 — fixed in 5.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat CloudForms 5.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1067623
• https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq/issues/1581
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1067623
• https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq/issues/1581

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