CVE-2017-2632
A logic error in valid_role() in CloudForms role validation before 5.7.1.3 could allow a tenant...
4.9 Medium
A logic error in valid_role() in CloudForms role validation before 5.7.1.3 could allow a tenant administrator to create groups with a higher privilege level than the tenant administrator should have. This would allow an attacker with tenant administration access to elevate privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
1.45%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A logic error in valid_role() in CloudForms role validation before 5.7.1.3 could allow a tenant administrator to create groups with a higher privilege level than the tenant administrator should have. This would allow an attacker with tenant administration access to elevate privileges.
- Record
CVE-2017-2632- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-11793
A logic error in valid_role() in CloudForms role validation before 5.7.1.3 could allow a tenant administrator to create groups with a higher privilege level than the tenant administrator should have. This would allow an attacker with tenant administration access to elevate privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2017-11793- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-859c-mmxf-c34p
A logic error in valid_role() in CloudForms role validation before 5.7.1.3 could allow a tenant...
A logic error in valid_role() in CloudForms role validation before 5.7.1.3 could allow a tenant administrator to create groups with a higher privilege level than the tenant administrator should have. This would allow an attacker with tenant administration access to elevate privileges.
- Record
GHSA-859c-mmxf-c34p- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A logic error in valid_role() in CloudForms role validation before 5.7.1.3 could allow a tenant administrator to create groups with a higher privilege level than the tenant administrator should have. This would allow an attacker with tenant administration access to elevate privileges.
- Record
CVE-2017-2632- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0320
Red Hat Security Advisory: CFME 5.7.1 bug fixes and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2017:0320- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cfmeRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.7::el7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:5.7.1.3-1.el7cf | 0:5.7.1.3-1.el7cf |
cfme-applianceRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.7::el7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:5.7.1.3-1.el7cf | 0:5.7.1.3-1.el7cf |
cfme-appliance-debuginfoRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.7::el7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:5.7.1.3-1.el7cf | 0:5.7.1.3-1.el7cf |
cfme-debuginfoRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.7::el7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:5.7.1.3-1.el7cf | 0:5.7.1.3-1.el7cf |
cfme-gemsetRed Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.7::el7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:5.7.1.3-1.el7cf | 0:5.7.1.3-1.el7cf |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-2632 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Redhat Cloudforms, published July 27, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2632
securityfocus.com/bid/96478
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0320.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2632
github.com/advisories/GHSA-859c-mmxf-c34p
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0320
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security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2017/rhsa-2017_0320.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4492
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