Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting katello-client-bootstrap package, versions <0:1.5.1-1.el7sat


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KATELLOCLIENTBOOTSTRAP-4472521
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed3 Nov 2016

Introduced: 3 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-8634  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 katello-client-bootstrap to version 0:1.5.1-1.el7sat or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0336.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream katello-client-bootstrap package and not the katello-client-bootstrap package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.