CVE-2013-0173 Weak cryptography in n/a
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-0173 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2013-0173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, published on 8 May 2014.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0173 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Theforeman Foreman. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0173/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0173/index.md)
Foreman uses a static salt for root password hashing, facilitating brute-force attacks to compromise root access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-0173?
CVE-2013-0173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, published on 8 May 2014.
Official description
Foreman before 1.1 uses a salt of "foreman" to hash root passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0173?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Theforeman Foreman.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0173?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0173 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-0173 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0173 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Theforeman Foreman
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpx2-5mc6-f8j5.