# CVE-2016-4451: The (1) Organization and (2) Locations APIs in Foreman before 1.11.3 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0-RC1 allow remote authenticated users with unli

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-08-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The (1) Organization and (2) Locations APIs in Foreman before 1.11.3 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0-RC1 allow remote authenticated users with unlimited filters to bypass organization and location restrictions and read or modify data for an arbitrary organization by leveraging knowledge of the id of that organization.

## What to do

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336
- https://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-4451
- http://projects.theforeman.org/projects/foreman/repository/revisions/1144040f444b4bf4aae81940a150b26b23b4623c
- http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/15182

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