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Satellite CVE-2013-4480

HIGH
Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CWE-668)
2013-11-18 secalert@redhat.com
7.5
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Resource sphere isolation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.70%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could access resources from an unintended security context by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.7% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources from an unintended security context.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement proper access controls, validate resource access permissions, use security boundaries.

Affects your stack

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CWE-668), which allows attackers to access resources from an unintended security context. 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. Affected products include: Redhat Network Satellite, Redhat Satellite, Redhat Satellite With Embedded Oracle, Suse Manager, Suse Linux Enterprise.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 28% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.7%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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