CVE-2013-4172: redhat cloudforms_management_engine Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4172 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Code Injection vulnerability in redhat cloudforms_management_engine. EPSS estimates a 1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-08-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.