# CVE-2019-3893: In Foreman it was discovered that the delete compute resource operation, when executed from the Foreman API, leads to the disclosure of the

- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-04-09 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- The Foreman Project foreman: 1.20.3, 1.21.1, 1.22.0

## Description

In Foreman it was discovered that the delete compute resource operation, when executed from the Foreman API, leads to the disclosure of the plaintext password or token for the affected compute resource. A malicious user with the "delete_compute_resource" permission can use this flaw to take control over compute resources managed by foreman. Versions before 1.20.3, 1.21.1, 1.22.0 are vulnerable.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The Foreman Project foreman, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107846
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/14/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3893
- https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/26450
- https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/pull/6621

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