CVE-2013-2143

Network Satellite vulnerability

CVSS

6.5

EPSS

48.2%

EPSS pct

99th

Exploited

No known

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.

Affected vendor

Redhat

Affected product

Network Satellite

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Published

2014-04-17

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 48.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-2143

Confirm whether Redhat Network Satellite is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-2143.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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