CVE-2016-8639
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CVE-2016-8639 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. It was found that foreman before 1.13.0 is vulnerable to a stored XSS via an organization or location name. This could allow an attacker with privileges to set the organization or location name to display arbitrary HTML including scripting code within the web interface.. EPSS estimates a 1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
It was found that foreman before 1.13.0 is vulnerable to a stored XSS via an organization or location name. This could allow an attacker with privileges to set the organization or location name to display arbitrary HTML including scripting code within the web interface.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Theforeman | Foreman | < 1.13.0 |
| Redhat | Satellite | 6.3 |
| Redhat | Satellite Capsule | 6.3 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94263Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8639Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/pull/3523Third Party Advisory
- https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/15037Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94263Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8639Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/pull/3523Third Party Advisory
- https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/15037Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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