Description
Eval injection vulnerability in the create method in the Bookmarks controller in Foreman before 1.2.0-RC2 allows remote authenticated users with permissions to create bookmarks to execute arbitrary code via a controller name attribute.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | foreman-proxy | 1.6.0.30-1.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | mongodb +2 | 2.4.6-2.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-anyjson | 0.3.3-4.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-httplib2 | 0.6.0-6.el7sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-simplejson | 3.2.0-1.el7sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | rubygem-kafo | 0.6.4-2.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | rubygem-kafo_parsers | 0.0.3-2.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | v8 | 1:3.14.5.10-9.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | foreman +6 | 1.6.0.44-1.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | foreman-proxy | 1.6.0.30-1.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | katello | 1.5.0-30.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | mongodb +2 | 2.4.6-2.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-anyjson | 0.3.3-4.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-httplib2 | 0.6.0-6.el7sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-simplejson | 3.2.0-1.el7sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman | 0.1.1-16.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_tasks | 0.0.3-3.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-kafo | 0.6.4-2.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-kafo_parsers | 0.0.3-2.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | v8 | 1:3.14.5.10-9.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 3 | ruby193-foreman +1 | 1.1.10009-3.el6ost | RHSA-2013:0995 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 3 | ruby193-foreman-proxy | 1.1.10001-4.el6ost | RHSA-2013:0995 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 3 | ruby193-openstack-foreman-installer | 0.0.18-1.el6ost | RHSA-2013:0995 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 3 | ruby193-rubygem-ancestry +1 | 1.3.0-5.el6ost | RHSA-2013:0995 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 3 | ruby193-rubygem-fog +1 | 1.10.1-11.el6ost | RHSA-2013:0995 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 3 | ruby193-rubygem-mysql | 2.8.1-4.el6ost | RHSA-2013:0995 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 3 | ruby193-rubygem-safemode +1 | 1.2.0-9.el6ost | RHSA-2013:0995 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Foreman (Red Hat OpenStack/Satellite) bookmarks/create Code Injection
exploit/linux/http/foreman_openstack_satellite_code_exec
Exploit-DB 1
- Foreman (RedHat OpenStack/Satellite) - bookmarks/create Code Injection (Metasploit) EDB-27045 · remote · Jul 23, 2013 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- RHEA-2014:1175 Red Hat Enhancement Advisory: Release of Satellite 6.0 Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 7, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0995 Red Hat Security Advisory: Foreman security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026