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.
https://github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3199
https://github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3198
https://github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3197
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2034346
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4142
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2022-08-24
Updated: 2023-11-07
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.00055