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Case File

CVE-2017-7505

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 1.59% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2017-7505
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
1.59%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Foreman since version 1.5 is vulnerable to an incorrect authorization check due to which users with user management permission who are assigned to some organization(s) can do all operations granted by these permissions on all administrator user object outside of their scope, such as editing global admin accounts including changing their passwords.