CVE-2016-8613
6.4 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2016-8613 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting theforeman foreman. It was published on July 31, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
A flaw was found in foreman 1.5.1. The remote execution plugin runs commands on hosts over SSH from the Foreman web UI. When a job is submitted that contains HTML tags, the console output shown in the web UI does not escape the output causing any HTML or JavaScript to run in the user's browser. The output of the job is stored, making this a stored XSS vulnerability.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from theforeman. Update foreman to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
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References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2016-8613?
CVE-2016-8613 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting theforeman foreman. It was published on July 31, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2016-8613?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-8613?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from theforeman. Update foreman to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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