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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-7078

foreman before version 1.15.0 is vulnerable to an information leak through organizations and locations feature. When a user is assigned _no_ organizations/locations, they are able to view all resources instead of none (mirroring an administrator's view). The user's actions are still limited by their assigned permissions, e.g. to control viewing, editing and deletion.

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CVE-2016-7078
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1 Nov 2026, 08:41 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2016-7078

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Sept 2018, 15:29 UTC

foreman before version 1.15.0 is vulnerable to an information leak through organizations and locations feature. When a user is assigned _no_ organizations/locations, they are able to view all resources instead of none (mirroring an administrator's view). The user's actions are still limited by their assigned permissions, e.g. to control viewing, editing and deletion.

osv:CVE-2016-7078
Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:49:24.568834331Z",
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