CVE-2013-2113

The create method in app/controllers/users_controller.rb in Foreman before 1.2.0-RC2 allows...

6.0 MediumPublic exploit

The create method in app/controllers/users_controller.rb in Foreman before 1.2.0-RC2 allows remote authenticated users with permissions to create or edit other users to gain privileges by (1) changing the admin flag or (2) assigning an arbitrary role.

Exploit likelihood

20.9%Down 47.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.0

Record: CVE-2013-2113
CVSS 2.0: 6.0 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2013-2113
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-2083 No score

Record: EUVD-2013-2083
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5f23-fjp4-22q7 No score

The create method in app/controllers/users_controller.rb in Foreman before 1.2.0-RC2 allows...

Record: GHSA-5f23-fjp4-22q7
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ruby193-foreman` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.1.10009-3.el6ost	0:1.1.10009-3.el6ost
`ruby193-foreman-mysql` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.1.10009-3.el6ost	0:1.1.10009-3.el6ost
`ruby193-foreman-proxy` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.1.10001-4.el6ost	0:1.1.10001-4.el6ost
`ruby193-openstack-foreman-installer` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.0.18-1.el6ost	0:0.0.18-1.el6ost
`ruby193-openstack-foreman-installer-debuginfo` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.0.18-1.el6ost	0:0.0.18-1.el6ost
`ruby193-rubygem-ancestry` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.3.0-5.el6ost	0:1.3.0-5.el6ost
`ruby193-rubygem-ancestry-doc` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.3.0-5.el6ost	0:1.3.0-5.el6ost
`ruby193-rubygem-fog` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-11.el6ost	0:1.10.1-11.el6ost
`ruby193-rubygem-fog-doc` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-11.el6ost	0:1.10.1-11.el6ost
`ruby193-rubygem-mysql` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.1-4.el6ost	0:2.8.1-4.el6ost
`ruby193-rubygem-mysql-debuginfo` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.1-4.el6ost	0:2.8.1-4.el6ost
`ruby193-rubygem-safemode` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.2.0-9.el6ost	0:1.2.0-9.el6ost
`ruby193-rubygem-safemode-doc` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.2.0-9.el6ost	0:1.2.0-9.el6ost

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Foreman (RedHat OpenStack/Satellite) - users/create Mass Assignment (Metasploit)	2013-08-22
Metasploit	Foreman (Red Hat OpenStack/Satellite) users/create Mass Assignment	2013-06-06

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-2113 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Theforeman Foreman, published July 31, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.9%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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