// For flags

CVE-2016-8639

foreman: Stored XSS via organization/location with HTML in name

Severity Score

5.4
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Se ha detectado que Foreman en versiones anteriores a la 1.13.0 es vulnerable a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) persistente mediante un nombre de organización o ubicación. Esto podría permitir que un atacante con privilegios para establecer el nombre de organización o ubicación muestre HTML arbitrario, incluyendo código de scripting en la interfaz web.

It was found that foreman 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.

Red Hat Satellite is a systems management tool for Linux-based infrastructure. It allows for provisioning, remote management, and monitoring of multiple Linux deployments with a single centralized tool. This update provides Satellite 6.3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Satellite server. For the full list of new features provided by Satellite 6.3, see the Release Notes linked to in the references section. See the Satellite 6 Installation Guide for detailed instructions on how to install a new Satellite 6.3 environment, or the Satellite 6 Upgrading and Updating guide for detailed instructions on how to upgrade from prior versions of Satellite 6.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-10-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-02-20 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Theforeman
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 Foreman
Search vendor "Theforeman" for product "Foreman"
 < 1.13.0
Search vendor "Theforeman" for product "Foreman" and version " < 1.13.0"
-
Affected
Redhat
Search vendor "Redhat"
 Satellite
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Satellite"
 6.3
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Satellite" and version "6.3"
-
Affected
Redhat
Search vendor "Redhat"
 Satellite Capsule
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Satellite Capsule"
 6.3
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Satellite Capsule" and version "6.3"
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Affected