XSS in Theforeman Foreman
CVE-2016-8613
A flaw was found in foreman 1.5.1. The remote execution plugin runs commands on hosts over SSH from the Foreman web UI. When a job is submitted that contains HTML tags, the console output shown in the web UI does not escape the output causing any HTML or JavaScript to run in the user's browser. The output of the job is stored, making this a stored XSS vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.024 (82.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Theforeman Foreman — versions 1.5.1
- The Foreman Project — versions 1.5.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8613?
- CVE-2016-8613 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2018-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8613?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.