Red Hat Satellite 5.8 Organization Name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Red Hat Satellite 5.8. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument Organization Name results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-7538. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Red Hat Satellite 5.8. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument Organization Name with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in how an organization name is displayed in Satellite 5, before 5.8. A user able to change an organization s name could exploit this flaw to perform XSS attacks against other Satellite users.

The bug was discovered 09/06/2016. The weakness was presented 09/06/2017 by Ales Dujicek as RHSA-2017:2645 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at access.redhat.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Red Hat. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7538 since 04/05/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 365 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103045 (RHEL 6 : Satellite Server (RHSA-2017:2645)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (103045) and SecurityTracker (ID 1039267†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 103045
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : Satellite Server (RHSA-2017:2645)
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09/06/2016 🔍
04/05/2017 +211 days 🔍
09/06/2017 +154 days 🔍
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07/26/2018 +317 days 🔍
12/28/2022 +1616 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: RHSA-2017:2645
Researcher: Ales Dujicek
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7538 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7538
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106353
SecurityTracker: 1039267

Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2017 16:30
Updated: 12/28/2022 10:54
Changes: 09/11/2017 16:30 (65), 11/14/2019 15:38 (10), 01/11/2021 15:38 (2), 12/28/2022 10:54 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:2E9:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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