What is CVE-2011-2927?

CVE-2011-2927 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2014-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2011-2927?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2011-2927 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

CVE-2011-2927

A flaw was found in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network Satellite. This vulnerability, known as cross-site scripting (XSS), allows remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML into web pages viewed by other users. The flaw is triggered through vectors related to Search forms, enabling attackers to potentially steal sensitive information or perform actions on behalf of the victim.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.015 (72.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2011-2927

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-2927?: CVE-2011-2927 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2014-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2011-2927?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2011-2927 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.