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high 8.5

CVE-2013-4172 json

The Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5.1 allow remote administrators to execute arbitrary Ruby code via unspecified vectors.

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4096

cvss
8.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5.1 allow remote administrators to execute arbitrary Ruby code via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

  • cfme cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.0.37-1.el6cf
  • lshw cloudforms managementengine 5 B.02.16-4.el6cf
  • prince cloudforms managementengine 5 9.0r2-3.el6cf
  • libdnet cloudforms managementengine 5 1.12-11.el6cf
  • ruby193 cloudforms managementengine 5 1-11.el6
  • cfme-lib cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.0.37-1.el6cf
  • lshw-gui cloudforms managementengine 5 B.02.16-4.el6cf
  • pyliblzma cloudforms managementengine 5 0.5.3-7.el6cf

red hat advisories RHEA-2013:1487

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4172 updated cvss 8.5

interface: Ruby code injection

  • Red Hat Management Engine ruby193 1-11.el6, lshw B.02.16-4.el6cf, prince 9.0r2-3.el6cf, cfme 5.2.0.37-1.el6cf, libdnet 1.12-11.el6cf, postgresql92 1-12.el6, +213 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHEA-2013:1487
  • Red Hat CloudForms 2.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1157

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 8.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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