# CVE-2013-4480: Missing authorization in n/a > Remote attackers can create administrator accounts via an exposed initial setup interface in Red Hat Satellite. - **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 15 Nov 2013 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-6g3j-mch3-9577, RHSA-2013:1513, RHSA-2013:1514 ## 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 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4480? It affects 5 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `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: 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. ## Is CVE-2013-4480 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4480 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Satellite - [CVE-2014-8162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8162/): XML external entity in n/a (high 7.5) - [CVE-2013-2143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2143/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5) - [CVE-2011-1594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1594/): Spacewalk: spacewalk: open redirect vulnerability enables phishing attacks via url parameter (medium 6.5) - [CVE-2011-2920](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2920/): Spacewalk: spacewalk: cross-site scripting vulnerability allows arbitrary web script execution. (medium 5.5) - [CVE-2011-2927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2927/): Spacewalk: spacewalk and red hat network satellite: cross-site scripting vulnerability via search forms (medium 5.4) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text 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) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4480 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4480 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4480 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4480/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.