CVE-2021-3456

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 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: none known
Published: 2022-03-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

An improper authorization handling flaw was found in Foreman. The Salt 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_salt: through 2.1.5

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1941001
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1941001

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