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TI-2023-00113 Aliases CVE-2023-0118GHSA-pwc8-3cc6-gg8v

Foreman: arbitrary code execution through templates

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

An arbitrary code execution flaw was found in Foreman. This flaw allows an admin user to bypass safe mode in templates and execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01382 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—foreman——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7—3.1.1.27-1.el7satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7—3.1.1.27-1.el7satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8—3.1.1.27-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8—3.1.1.27-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.12 for RHEL 8—1.3.8-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8—1.3.8-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8—3.7.0.9-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8—3.7.0.9-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
  • foreman Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.1.1.27-1.el7sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.1.1.27-1.el7sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.1.1.27-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.1.1.27-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.12 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.3.8-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.3.8-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.7.0.9-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.7.0.9-1.el8sat Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13 to before 6.13.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0Running onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·The Foreman Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 to before 6.13.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:6818 Released 2023-11-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    Satellite 6.14 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 foreman-3.7.0.9-1.el8sat, foreman-cli-3.7.0.9-1.el8sat, foreman-debug-3.7.0.9-1.el8sat +33
  • RHSA-2023:5980 Released 2023-10-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    Satellite 6.11.5.6 async security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7 foreman-3.1.1.27-1.el7sat, foreman-cli-3.1.1.27-1.el7sat, foreman-debug-3.1.1.27-1.el7sat +14
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 foreman-3.1.1.27-1.el8sat, foreman-cli-3.1.1.27-1.el8sat, foreman-debug-3.1.1.27-1.el8sat +14
  • RHSA-2023:5979 Released 2023-10-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    Satellite 6.12.5.2 Async Security Update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.12 for RHEL 8 foreman-3.3.0.23-1.el8sat, puppet-agent-7.26.0-3.el8sat, rubygem-git-1.18.0-1.el8sat +2
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  • RHSA-2023:4466 Released 2023-08-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    Satellite 6.13.3 Async Security Update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 python-future-0.18.3-1.el8pc, python39-future-0.18.3-1.el8pc, rubygem-safemode-1.3.8-1.el8sat

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2023:5980
Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2023:5980
Red Hat Satellite 6.12 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2023:5979
Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2023:4466
Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2023:6818
Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.12 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0118
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pwc8-3cc6-gg8v

References

Advisory 6

  • TI-2016-02888 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-02278 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-35991 Starlette has missing Host header validation that poisons request.url.path, bypassing path-based security checks KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2015-04118 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u101, 7u85, and 8u60 allows remote attackers… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2018-07743 It was found that cobbler 2.6.x exposed all functions from its CobblerXMLRPCInterface… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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