Stored XSS Vulnerability in Foreman by The Foreman Project
CVE-2016-8639

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

The Foreman Project

Status
Foreman
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 August 2018

What is CVE-2016-8639?

The Foreman Project has identified a vulnerability in versions of Foreman prior to 1.13.0 that could be exploited through stored XSS. This issue arises when an authenticated user can set an organization or location name, permitting the insertion of arbitrary HTML and JavaScript into the web interface. As a result, this could allow attackers to perform actions such as session hijacking, phishing, or other malicious activities by executing scripts in the context of the user's session.

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Affected Version(s)

foreman 1.13.0

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8639
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336
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https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/pull/3523
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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