CVE-2013-2143 (GCVE-0-2013-2143)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-04-17 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 15:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32515 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125866/Katel… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66434 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.osvdb.org/104981 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
Date Public
2014-03-26 00:00
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