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…
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.012 (63.6th 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.