CVE-2013-2143
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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 2.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 48.22% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 26 March 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- redhat/network satellite · theforeman/katello
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 48.2% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125866/Katello-Red-Hat-Satellite-users-update_roles-Missing-Authorization.htmlExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32515Exploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/104981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66434Exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125866/Katello-Red-Hat-Satellite-users-update_roles-Missing-Authorization.htmlExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32515Exploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/104981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66434Exploit
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