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CVE-2016-5404

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  • Published2016-09-07
  • WeaknessCWE-284

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Description

The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-09-0720:59CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
23.x= 23no fix published
24.x= 24no fix published
25.x= 25no fix published
Oracle linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.x= 6no fix published
7.x= 7no fix published
Freeipa
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • freeipaUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1
  • freeipaUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 3.3.4-0ubuntu3.1+esm1
  • freeipaDebian:14all versions · fixed in 4.3.2-5
  • freeipaDebian:13all versions · fixed in 4.3.2-5
  • freeipaDebian:12all versions · fixed in 4.3.2-5
  • freeipaChainguardall versions · fixed in 4.12.5-r0and 7 other packages
  • ipaRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstationall versions · fixed in 0:4.2.0-15.el7_2.19and 7 other packages
  • ipaRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::serverall versions · fixed in 0:4.2.0-15.el7_2.19and 7 other packages

6 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2016-09-07
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-xxm7-22wp-69jx

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5404?

The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission.

Is CVE-2016-5404 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-5404 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.6% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-5404?

CVE-2016-5404 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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