XSS in Red Hat Satellite
CVE-2017-7538
A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in how an organization name is displayed in Satellite 5, before 5.8. A user able to change an organization's name could exploit this flaw to perform XSS attacks against other Satellite users.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (53.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Satellite — versions 5.8
- Red Hat Satellite
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039267 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2645 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7538?
- CVE-2017-7538 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2018-07-26.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7538?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.