# CVE-2012-3503: Katello uses hard coded credential

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-3503-katello-uses-hard-coded-credential  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2012-3503 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-17

Katello uses hard coded credential

Technologies: [katello (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/rubygems-katello). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/rubygems).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2012-3503 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-3503 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2012-3503?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** katello (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2012-3503?** Yes. katello (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.0.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2012-3503?** Check whether you run katello (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- katello (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.0.6 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update katello
  ```


## Affected products

- katello (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2012-3503
- GHSA-5xv2-q475-rwrh

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- [katello Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-16887-katello-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)