Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-8634
A vulnerability was found in foreman 1.14.0. When creating an organization or location in Foreman, if the name contains HTML then the second step of the wizard (/organizations/id/step2) will render the HTML. This occurs in the alertbox on the page. The result is a stored XSS attack if an organization/location with HTML in the name is created, then a user is linked directly to this URL.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2016-8634
- cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-8634
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 32 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-8634
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.5
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LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
6.8
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.3
|
2.7
|
NIST | |
|
6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
|
2.7
|
Red Hat, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-8634
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-8634
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https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/17195
Bug #17195: CVE-2016-8634 - Organization/location wizard may run stored XSS through alert - ForemanVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8634
1391520 – (CVE-2016-8634) CVE-2016-8634 foreman: Stored XSS in org/loc wizardIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94206
Foreman CVE-2016-8634 HTML Injection VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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