CVE-2016-6319

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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in app/helpers/form_helper.rb in Foreman before 1.12.2, as used by Remote Execution and possibly other plugins, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the label parameter.

6.1 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References
Link Resource
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16019 Vendor Advisory
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16024 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92429 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1365815 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/0f35fe14acf0d0d3b55e9337bc5e2b9640ff2372 Patch
https://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-6319 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

13 Feb 2023, 04:50

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Summary It was found that foreman is vulnerable to a stored XSS via a job template with a malformed name. This could allow an attacker with privileges to set the name in a template to display arbitrary HTML including scripting code within the web interface. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in app/helpers/form_helper.rb in Foreman before 1.12.2, as used by Remote Execution and possibly other plugins, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the label parameter.
References
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6319', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6319', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}

02 Feb 2023, 21:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6319 -
Summary Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in app/helpers/form_helper.rb in Foreman before 1.12.2, as used by Remote Execution and possibly other plugins, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the label parameter. It was found that foreman is vulnerable to a stored XSS via a job template with a malformed name. This could allow an attacker with privileges to set the name in a template to display arbitrary HTML including scripting code within the web interface.
Information

Published : 2016-08-19 21:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-6319

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6319

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6319

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Products Affected

theforeman

  • foreman
CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')