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CVE-2013-4480

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-4480 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from redhat, from redhat, from redhat and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-11-18T02:55:07.937

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-668

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	redhat	network_satellite	≤ 5.6	Yes
Application	redhat	satellite	≤ 5.6	Yes
Application	redhat	satellite_with_embedded_oracle	5.2	Yes
Application	redhat	satellite_with_embedded_oracle	5.3	Yes
Application	redhat	satellite_with_embedded_oracle	5.4	Yes
Application	redhat	satellite_with_embedded_oracle	5.5	Yes
Application	suse	manager	1.7	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise	11.0	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00009.html Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1513.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1514.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/539283 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024614 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00009.html Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1513.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1514.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/539283 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024614 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For redhat's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.