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CVE-2023-0462 (GCVE-0-2023-0462)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-20 13:40 – Updated: 2024-09-24 15:05
VLAI
Title
Arbitrary code execution through yaml global parameters
Summary
An arbitrary code execution flaw was found in Foreman. This issue may allow an admin user to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system by setting global parameters with a YAML payload.
Severity
8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-24 15:05 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2162970 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a foreman
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6     cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6
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Date Public
2023-03-21 00:00
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Andrew Danau (Onsec.io) for reporting this issue.
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