CVE-2012-4574

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5 (MEDIUM) Score source: NVD CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS — exploit probability

0% (percentile: 30) as of 1 November 2026

CWE

CWE-538, CWE-255

Affected products

redhat: cloudforms

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51472 Vendor Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51472 Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/88138
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56819
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013:0571
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1543
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4574
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872487