CVE-2013-4480 Missing authorization in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4480 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2013-4480 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 15 Nov 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Redhat Satellite. 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-2013-4480/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4480/index.md)
Remote attackers can create administrator accounts via an exposed initial setup interface in Red Hat Satellite.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4480?
CVE-2013-4480 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 15 Nov 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Red Hat Satellite 5.6 and earlier does not disable the web interface that is used to create the first user for a satellite, which allows remote attackers to create administrator accounts.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4480?
It affects 5 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
rhn-java-config-sat Red Hat:network_satellite:5.2::el5 | All versions | 0:5.2.1-9.el5 |
rhn-java-lib-sat Red Hat:network_satellite:5.2::el5 | All versions | 0:5.2.1-9.el5 |
rhn-java-sat Red Hat:network_satellite:5.2::el5 | All versions | 0:5.2.1-9.el5 |
taskomatic-sat Red Hat:network_satellite:5.2::el5 | All versions | 0:5.2.1-9.el5 |
spacewalk-java Red Hat:network_satellite:5.3::el5 | All versions | 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-config Red Hat:network_satellite:5.3::el5 | All versions | 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-lib Red Hat:network_satellite:5.3::el5 | All versions | 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat |
spacewalk-taskomatic Red Hat:network_satellite:5.3::el5 | All versions | 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat |
spacewalk-java Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 | All versions | 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-config Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 | All versions | 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-lib Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 | All versions | 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-oracle Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 | All versions | 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat |
spacewalk-taskomatic Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 | All versions | 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat |
spacewalk-java Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6 | All versions | 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat |
spacewalk-java-config Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6 | All versions | 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat |
spacewalk-java-lib Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6 | All versions | 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat |
spacewalk-java-oracle Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6 | All versions | 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat |
spacewalk-taskomatic Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6 | All versions | 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat |
spacewalk-java Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el5 | All versions | 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-config Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el5 | All versions | 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-lib Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el5 | All versions | 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-oracle Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el5 | All versions | 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat |
spacewalk-taskomatic Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el5 | All versions | 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat |
spacewalk-java Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.7.54-121.el6sat |
spacewalk-java-config Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.7.54-121.el6sat |
spacewalk-java-lib Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.7.54-121.el6sat |
spacewalk-java-oracle Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.7.54-121.el6sat |
spacewalk-taskomatic Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.7.54-121.el6sat |
spacewalk-java Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.2-48.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-config Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.2-48.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-lib Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.2-48.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-oracle Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.2-48.el5sat |
spacewalk-java-postgresql Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.2-48.el5sat |
spacewalk-taskomatic Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.2-48.el5sat |
spacewalk-java Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.2-48.el6sat |
spacewalk-java-config Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.2-48.el6sat |
spacewalk-java-lib Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.2-48.el6sat |
spacewalk-java-oracle Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.2-48.el6sat |
spacewalk-java-postgresql Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.2-48.el6sat |
spacewalk-taskomatic Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.2-48.el6sat |
Products include Redhat Network Satellite, Redhat Satellite, Redhat Satellite With Embedded Oracle, Suse Linux Enterprise, Suse Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4480?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2013-4480 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2011-2920 Spacewalk: spacewalk: cross-site scripting vulnerability allows arbitrary web script execution.
- CVE-2011-2927 Spacewalk: spacewalk and red hat network satellite: cross-site scripting vulnerability via search forms
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6g3j-mch3-9577, RHSA-2013:1513, RHSA-2013:1514.