XSS in Theforeman Foreman
CVE-2016-8634
A vulnerability was found in foreman 1.14.0. When creating an organization or location in Foreman, if the name contains HTML then the second step of the wizard (/organizations/id/step2) will render the HTML. This occurs in the alertbox on the page. The result is a stored XSS attack if an organization/location with HTML in the name is created, then a user is linked directly to this URL.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.011 (62.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Theforeman Foreman — versions 1.14.0
- The Foreman Project — versions 1.14.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8634?
- CVE-2016-8634 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8634?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.