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RHEL 5 / 6 : spacewalk-java in Satellite Server (RHSA-2013:1514)

high Nessus Plugin ID 70871

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated spacewalk-java packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Satellite 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having a critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

Red Hat Satellite is a systems management tool for Linux-based infrastructures. It allows for provisioning, monitoring, and remote management of multiple Linux deployments with a single, centralized tool. The spacewalk-java packages contain the code for the Java version of the Spacewalk Website.

It was found that the web interface provided by Red Hat Satellite to create the initial administrator user was not disabled after the initial user was created. A remote attacker could use this flaw to create an administrator user with credentials they specify. This user could then be used to assume control of the Satellite server.
(CVE-2013-4480)

This issue was discovered by Andrew Spurrier of Red Hat.

All spacewalk-java users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-4480.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1514.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 70871

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2013-1514.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/13/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:spacewalk-java, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:spacewalk-java-config, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:spacewalk-java-lib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:spacewalk-java-oracle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:spacewalk-java-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:spacewalk-taskomatic, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/17/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4480

BID: 63694

RHSA: 2013:1514