Katello: /app/controllers/users_controller.rb insufficient privilege check
Published Apr 17, 2014
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 48.22%
Description
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 products
No data.
- n/a
- ≤ 1.5.0-14
No data.
Red Hat Satellite 6
katello
Not affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
katello
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | katello | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | katello | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 48.22% (0.48221) | 98.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 48.22% (0.48221) | 98.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 61.47% (0.61472) | 98.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 68.61% (0.68605) | 98.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 25, 2025 | 63.43% (0.63430) | 98.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 9, 2025 | 61.79% (0.61788) | 98.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 64.03% (0.64034) | 98.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 68.89% (0.68893) | 98.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 64.03% (0.64034) | 98.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 61.79% (0.61788) | 98.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 76.24% (0.76243) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 76.24% (0.76243) | 98.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2024 | 77.41% (0.77413) | 98.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 74.85% (0.74849) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 72.72% (0.72720) | 97.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 68.79% (0.68792) | 97.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 60.99% (0.60987) | 97.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 53.32% (0.53318) | 97.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2023 | 56.90% (0.56903) | 97.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 48.11% (0.48109) | 96.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 68.71% (0.68713) | 99.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 68.71% (0.68713) | 99.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 70.44% (0.70439) | 99.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125866/Katello-Red-Hat-Satellite-users-update_roles-Missing-Authorization.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32515 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.osvdb.org/104981 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66434 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2143 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=970849 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2143
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2143
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125866/Katello-Red-Hat-Satellite-users-update_roles-Missing-Authorization.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32515 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/104981 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66434 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2143 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=970849 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2143 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2143 |
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