CVE-2012-4574

Pulp: red hat cloudforms: pulp in red hat cloudforms: information disclosure via world-readable configuration file

Published Jan 4, 2013 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4500 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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. 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.
Title pulp /etc/pulp/pulp.conf world readable, contains default admin password Pulp: red hat cloudforms: pulp in red hat cloudforms: information disclosure via world-readable configuration file
First Time appeared Cloudforms Systemengine
Cloudforms Systemengine 1
Weaknesses CWE-538
CPEs cpe:/a:cloudforms_systemengine:1::el6
Vendors & Products Cloudforms Systemengine
Cloudforms Systemengine 1
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 6:03 PM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 4, 2013, 10:55 PM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 7:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 4, 2012, 12:00 AM