Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 17, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2013-2143

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

Red Hat/Network Satellite
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Theforeman/Katello
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:katello:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.5.0-14

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/125866/Katello-Red-Hat-Satellite-users-update_roles-Missing-Authorization.htmlnvdExploit
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32515nvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/66434nvdExploit
www.osvdb.org/104981nvd

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