CVE-2024-3716

Database password disclosure via process-list command arguments

Published Jun 5, 2024 · Updated Nov 21, 2025

Information disclosure in Foreman Installer and Red Hat Satellite 6 allows local users to obtain the Candlepin database password. The puppet-candlepin module invokes /usr/share/candlepin/cpdb with --password; cpdb passes the secret through liquibase.sh to Java, leaving it in process command lines. Any local user able to inspect the process list during that execution can read the database credential, with no reported integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Foreman Installer and Red Hat Satellite 6 allows local users to obtain the Candlepin database password. The puppet-candlepin module invokes /usr/share/candlepin/cpdb with --password; cpdb passes the secret through liquibase.sh to Java, leaving it in process command lines. Any local user able to inspect the process list during that execution can read the database credential, with no reported integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-3716
Published
Jun 5, 2024
Updated
Nov 21, 2025
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Red Hat Satellite
Classifications
CWE-200, T1552
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Red Hat SatelliteAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
The Foreman Project · Foreman InstallerAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

6.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.2Red Hat, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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