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CVE-2013-2113· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The create method in app/controllers/users_controller.rb in Foreman before 1.2.0-RC2 allows remote authenticated users with permissions to c

The 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.

MediumCVSS 6.0 · v2.0—Weaponized Fix available
Published
Jul 31, 2013
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
20.9% · 97th percentile
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Action score

30

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
6 / 30 · 20.9%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
redhatopenstack
theforemanforeman

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat openstack3.0
  • theforeman foremanup to 1.2.0 inclusive
  • theforeman foreman1.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-foremanbefore 0:1.1.10009-3.el6ost0:1.1.10009-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-foreman-mysqlbefore 0:1.1.10009-3.el6ost0:1.1.10009-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-foreman-proxybefore 0:1.1.10001-4.el6ost0:1.1.10001-4.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-openstack-foreman-installerbefore 0:0.0.18-1.el6ost0:0.0.18-1.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-openstack-foreman-installer-debuginfobefore 0:0.0.18-1.el6ost0:0.0.18-1.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-rubygem-ancestrybefore 0:1.3.0-5.el6ost0:1.3.0-5.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-rubygem-ancestry-docbefore 0:1.3.0-5.el6ost0:1.3.0-5.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-rubygem-fogbefore 0:1.10.1-11.el6ost0:1.10.1-11.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-rubygem-fog-docbefore 0:1.10.1-11.el6ost0:1.10.1-11.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-rubygem-mysqlbefore 0:2.8.1-4.el6ost0:2.8.1-4.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-rubygem-mysql-debuginfobefore 0:2.8.1-4.el6ost0:2.8.1-4.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-rubygem-safemodebefore 0:1.2.0-9.el6ost0:1.2.0-9.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6ruby193-rubygem-safemode-docbefore 0:1.2.0-9.el6ost0:1.2.0-9.el6ost

Same product

redhat: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2015-1842The puppet manifests in the Red Hat openstack-puppet-modules package before 2014.2.13-2 uses a default password of CHANGEME for the pcsd dae
    42Plan
  • CVE-2017-2637A design flaw issue was found in the Red Hat OpenStack Platform director use of TripleO to enable libvirtd based live-migration.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2018-14620The OpenStack RabbitMQ container image insecurely retrieves the rabbitmq_clusterer component over HTTP during the build stage.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2022-38065A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git master 05194e7618 and prior.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2016-4474The image build process for the overcloud images in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) director and Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2016-4985The ironic-api service in OpenStack Ironic before 4.2.5 (Liberty) and 5.x before 5.1.2 (Mitaka) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:ruby193-foreman0:1.1.10009-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-foreman-mysql0:1.1.10009-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-foreman-proxy0:1.1.10001-4.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-openstack-foreman-installer0:0.0.18-1.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-openstack-foreman-installer-debuginfo0:0.0.18-1.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-rubygem-ancestry0:1.3.0-5.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-rubygem-ancestry-doc0:1.3.0-5.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-rubygem-fog0:1.10.1-11.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-rubygem-fog-doc0:1.10.1-11.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-rubygem-mysql0:2.8.1-4.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-rubygem-mysql-debuginfo0:2.8.1-4.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-rubygem-safemode0:1.2.0-9.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2013-08-22
Metasploit moduleauxiliary/admin/http/foreman_openstack_satellite_priv_escForeman (Red Hat OpenStack/Satellite) users/create Mass Assignmentauxiliary2013-06-06

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-55 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+22 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+4809 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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