XSS in Theforeman Foreman
CVE-2016-8639
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.012 (65.0th 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
- The Foreman Project — versions 1.13.0
- Redhat Satellite — versions 6.3
- Redhat Satellite_capsule — versions 6.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8639?
- CVE-2016-8639 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-2016-8639?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.