CVE-2012-4574 — Pulp: red hat cloudforms: pulp in red hat cloudforms: information disclosure via world-readable configuration file
A flaw was found in Pulp, as used in Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to read the administrative password due to world-readable permissions on the `pulp.conf` configuration file. This information disclosure could enable unauthorized access to sensitive system credentials.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.4% (30-day exploitation probability)+4
- Technical severity (medium)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Red Hat Cloudforms, Red Hat CloudForms for RHEL 6, Red Hat CloudForms Tools for RHEL 5).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Cloudforms | ≤ 1.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Red Hat | CloudForms for RHEL 6 | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Red Hat | CloudForms Tools for RHEL 5 | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 1.8 | 3.6 | secalert@redhat.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | — | — | redhat via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 2.1 | CVSS 2.0 | Low | 3.9 | 2.9 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (score shown at the top: secalert@redhat.com) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · red hat/cloudforms for rhel 6, red hat/cloudforms tools for rhel 5
- Record published
- Affected products added · redhat/cloudforms
- CVSS changed · 5.5
- Source status changed · → Modified
- Record created in this database
- 2013
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 2× References added · Oct 30, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 30, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026
References
11 on the record
- secunia.com/advisories/51472
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4574
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80548
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1543
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56819
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4vm3-7378-9hc4
- osvdb.org/88138
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4574
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013:0571
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- High CVE-2026-52903 YAML safe_load production fallback to unsafe_load enables RCE via deserialization 18d
- High CVE-2019-5418 Rails Ruby on Rails Path Traversal Vulnerability KEV Mar 27, 2019
- Low CVE-2012-5605 Grinder in Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/pulp/cache... Jan 4, 2013
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2012-4574 is "Pulp: red hat cloudforms: pulp in red hat cloudforms: information disclosure via world-readable configuration file", rated Medium. It affects Cloudforms (Red Hat); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.36% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
Comments
Moderated technical discussion. Read the community guidelines.
No comments yet.
Sign in or create an account to comment and suggest corrections.