Bug 2162970 (CVE-2023-0462)

Summary: CVE-2023-0462 Satellite/Foreman: Arbitrary code execution through yaml global parameters
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: ybuenos
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Version: unspecifiedCC: bbuckingham, bcourt, ehelms, jsherril, lzap, mhulan, myarboro, nmoumoul, orabin, pcreech, rchan, rlavi
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An arbitrary code execution flaw was found in Foreman. This issue may allow an admin user to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system by setting global parameters with a YAML payload.
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Bug Depends On: 2162973, 2163523, 2163524, 2227826, 2163522    
Bug Blocks: 2161934    

Description ybuenos 2023-01-22 13:39:46 UTC
By creating a Yaml global parameter under "Configure"->"Global Parameters" which contains a crafted payload, an attacker with admin privileges on the foreman instance can execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system.