CVE-2013-2113

Description

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.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 32.42% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0995.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968166
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/2630
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/foreman-users/6WpO_3ugiXU

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2113?
CVE-2013-2113 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2113?
To fix CVE-2013-2113, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-2113 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-2113 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~32% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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