XSS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
CVE-2011-2920
A flaw was found in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network Satellite. This cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into web pages through various input fields, such as the "Filter by Synopsis" field. This could lead to the execution of malicious code in a user's web browser, potentially compromising user sessions or disclosing sensitive information.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (81.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1299.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2920 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/spacewalk-announce-list/2011-December/msg00000.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-2920?
- CVE-2011-2920 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2014-02-05.
- How severe is CVE-2011-2920?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2011-2920 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.