CVE-2021-4142
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.5)—
The Candlepin component of Red Hat Satellite was affected by an improper authentication flaw. Few factors could allow an attacker to use the SCA (simple content access) certificate for authentication with Candlepin.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.17%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-639
- CWE-287, CWE-639
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4142
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2034346
- https://github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3197
- https://github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3198
- https://github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3199
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4142
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2034346
- https://github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3197
- https://github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3198
- https://github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3199
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