# What is CVE-2021-3413?

> CVE-2021-3413 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.3) in Satellite from Red Hat, published on 8 April 2021. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.7%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.

Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2021-3413

## At a glance

- **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.
- **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 22 out of 100 (Low); action: Monitor. Kept up to date as the evidence changes.
- **Severity:** Medium (CVSS 6.3 out of 10)
- **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today
- **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 0.7% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast)
- **Published:** 8 April 2021
- **Record last updated:** 14 April 2021
- **Main product:** Satellite from Red Hat
- **Affected products:** 2

## What is CVE-2021-3413? In plain terms

It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read some data, change some data and slow it down.

### The official description

A flaw was found in Red Hat Satellite in tfm-rubygem-foreman_azure_rm in versions before 2.2.0. A credential leak was identified which will expose Azure Resource Manager's secret key through JSON of the API output. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

### What kind of flaw is it?

- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

### How an attack on it works

- Where an attacker can be: Anywhere on the internet
- How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions
- Login needed first: An ordinary user account
- Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything
- What an attacker gets: Can read some data, change some data and slow it down

Severity vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`

## Is CVE-2021-3413 being exploited? Not that we know of

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.7%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.7%, 0.7%, 0.7%, 0.7%, 0.7%, 0.7%, 0.7%.

### Timeline

- 8 April 2021: Published
- 14 April 2021: Record last updated

### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it

CVE-2021-3413 scores **22 out of 100 (Low)**, with the action "Monitor".

Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less:

- Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor
- How severe it is: strong factor
- How widely exposed it is: smaller factor
- Threat activity around it: smaller factor

85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.

## Who is affected by CVE-2021-3413?

The published record lists 2 products. Versions are as published: "before 2.2.0" means every version up to, but not including, 2.2.0.

- [Satellite](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/redhat/satellite) by [Red Hat](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/redhat) (Application): 6.0
- [Foreman Azurerm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/theforeman/foreman_azurerm) by [Theforeman](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/theforeman) (Application): before 2.2.0

## How do I fix CVE-2021-3413?

1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the latest update from the vendor. The references list where the vendor has published details.
3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.

### References

- [bugzilla.redhat.com](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1930352) (Issue tracking, Third-party advisory)

## Questions

### What is CVE-2021-3413?

CVE-2021-3413 is a medium-severity flaw in Satellite from Red Hat, published on 8 April 2021. It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read some data, change some data and slow it down.

### How serious is CVE-2021-3413?

It scores 6.3 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2021-3413 is 22 out of 100, which is Low. Its action is "Monitor". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.

### Is CVE-2021-3413 being exploited?

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.7%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

### Which versions does CVE-2021-3413 affect?

For Satellite from Red Hat: 6.0. The record lists 2 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.

### How do I fix CVE-2021-3413?

Install the update the vendor names in its advisory. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.

## Does CVE-2021-3413 affect you?

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