What is CVE-2018-16861?

CVE-2018-16861 is a high-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2018-12-07.

How severe is CVE-2018-16861?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.

XSS in Theforeman Foreman

CVE-2018-16861

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the foreman component of satellite. An attacker with privilege to create entries using the Hosts, Monitor, Infrastructure, or Administer Menus is able to execute a XSS attacks against other us…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (55.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Theforeman Foreman — versions 1.20.0
The Foreman Project — versions 1.20.0, 1.18.3, 1.19.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16861?: CVE-2018-16861 is a high-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2018-12-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-16861?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.