Red Hat Network Satellite Server prior 5.0 Search Feature cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Network Satellite Server and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Search Feature. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-5961. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Red Hat Network Satellite Server. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Search Feature. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Red Hat Network channel search feature, as used in RHN and Red Hat Network Satellite before 5.0.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 11/23/2007 as Bug 396641 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5961 since 11/14/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43835 (RHEL 4 : Satellite Server (RHSA-2008:0261)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42559), Tenable (43835), OSVDB (45765†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020051†). See VDB-36400 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 43835
Nessus Name: RHEL 4 : Satellite Server (RHSA-2008:0261)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Network Satellite Server 5.0

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11/23/2007 +9 days 🔍
05/20/2008 +178 days 🔍
05/23/2008 +3 days 🔍
05/31/2008 +7 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2480 days 🔍
08/01/2021 +2330 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 396641
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42508
X-Force: 42559 - Red Hat Network Satellite Server RHN channel search cross-site scripting
OSVDB: 45765 - Red Hat Network Channel Search Feature Unspecified XSS
SecurityTracker: 1020051

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/01/2021 07:23
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (59), 11/12/2017 14:22 (6), 08/01/2021 07:23 (3)
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