CVE-2013-4172 Code injection in n/a

High 8.5 Published Updated

Remote administrators can execute arbitrary Ruby code in Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine, posing a critical risk to cloud infrastructure integrity.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-4172?

CVE-2013-4172 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Aug 2013. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5.1 allow remote administrators to execute arbitrary Ruby code via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4172?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4172?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2013-4172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jhv9-pf4q-qvw6.

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