CVE-2013-2113

Summary

CVECVE-2013-2113
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-07-31 13:20:25 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe create method in app/controllers/users_controller.rb in Foreman before 1.2.0-RC2 allows remote authenticated users with permissions to create or edit other users to gain privileges by (1) changing the admin flag or (2) assigning an arbitrary role.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Openstack 3.0 All All All
Application Theforeman Foreman 1.1 All All All
Application Theforeman Foreman All rc1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Redirecting to Google Groups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com
Bug #2630: Users with create/edit user permissions can escalate to admin - Foreman af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.theforeman.org
968166 – (CVE-2013-2121) CVE-2013-2121 Foreman: app/controllers/bookmarks_controller.rb remote code execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Google Groups MITRE groups.google.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2013-2113 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
966804 – (CVE-2013-2113) CVE-2013-2113 Foreman: app/controllers/users_controller.rb arbitrary admin user creation due to mass assignment MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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