CVE-2016-8634 — MEDIUM (6.1)

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

6.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Theforeman	Foreman	1.14.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94206Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8634Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/17195Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94206Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8634Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/17195Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-8634?

CVE-2016-8634 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). 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 th...

How severe is CVE-2016-8634?

CVE-2016-8634 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-8634?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Theforeman Foreman.