7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2013-4480
Red Hat Satellite Unauthenticated Administrator Account Creation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 18, 2013, 2:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4480 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat satellite
2 Redhat network_satellite
3 Redhat satellite_with_embedded_oracle
1 Suse linux_enterprise
2 Suse manager
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
The Red Hat Satellite and SUSE Manager products are affected by a vulnerability that allows for unauthenticated administrator account creation.
  • Update the affected packages.
  • Upgrade to a later version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-4480.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00009.html Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1513.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1514.html Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/539283 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024614 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00009.html Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1513.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1514.html Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/539283 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024614 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-4480 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-4480 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-4480 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-4480 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00009.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1513.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1514.html
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/539283
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024614
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2013-4480 Satellite: Interface to create the initial administrator user remains open after installation 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.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1513 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1514 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4480 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. CVE-2013-4480 Satellite: Interface to create the initial administrator user remains open after installation
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1514 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1513 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4480 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00009.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00009.html Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024614 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024614 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-264
    Added CWE NIST CWE-668
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite_with_embedded_oracle:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite_with_embedded_oracle:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite_with_embedded_oracle:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite_with_embedded_oracle:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.70 }} -0.07%

score

0.69764

percentile