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CVE-2013-2143

Published: Apr 17, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
48.2%
Top 1.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

The users controller in Katello 1.5.0-14 and earlier, and Red Hat Satellite, does not check authorization for the update_roles action, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by setting a user account to an administrator account.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:SC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

network satelliteredhat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
katellotheforeman
Mixed
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
n/an/a
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
theforemancommercialEnterprise Softwareaka the foreman

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125866/Katello-Red-Hat-Satellite-users-update_roles-Missing-Authorization.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32515
exploit-db.com
http://www.osvdb.org/104981
osvdb.org
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Timeline

Published
Apr 17, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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