CVE-2013-2143
The users controller in Katello 1.5.0-14 and earlier, and Red Hat Satellite, does not check...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-2143- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-2143- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-2108 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-2108- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rhwm-66gm-6j9v No score
The users controller in Katello 1.5.0-14 and earlier, and Red Hat Satellite, does not check...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rhwm-66gm-6j9v- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Katello (RedHat Satellite) - users/update_roles Missing Authorisation (Metasploit) | 2014-03-26 |
| Metasploit | Katello (Red Hat Satellite) users/update_roles Missing Authorization | 2014-03-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-2143 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Theforeman Katello, published April 17, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.