CVE-2021-20290

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-03-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

An improper authorization handling flaw was found in Foreman. The OpenSCAP 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.

Affected products

smart_proxy_openscap: before 0.9.1 — fixed in 0.9.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: smart_proxy_openscap 0.9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939701
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939701

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