Foreman 1.14.0 Wizard /organizations/id/step2 Stored cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Foreman 1.14.0 (Service Management Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file /organizations/id/step2 of the component Wizard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Stored). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/06/2016. The weakness was shared 08/01/2018 with Red Hat as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8634 since 10/12/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 633 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entry 122462 is related to this item.

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Name: Stored
Class: Cross site scripting / Stored
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Remote: Yes

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11/03/2016 +22 days 🔍
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08/02/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/28/2023 +1729 days 🔍

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Advisory: RHSA-2018:0336
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8634 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 94206 - Foreman CVE-2016-8634 HTML Injection Vulnerability

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Created: 08/02/2018 07:23
Updated: 04/28/2023 01:29
Changes: 08/02/2018 07:23 (62), 05/26/2020 21:56 (5), 04/28/2023 01:21 (3), 04/28/2023 01:29 (13)
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