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CVE-2018-16861

7.6 · HIGH

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the foreman component of satellite.

Published Dec 7, 2018CWE-79EPSS 0.88%

Overview

CVE-2018-16861 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 7, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.6 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.6, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the foreman component of satellite. An attacker with privilege to create entries using the Hosts, Monitor, Infrastructure, or Administer Menus is able to execute a XSS attacks against other users, possibly leading to malicious code execution and extraction of the anti-CSRF token of higher privileged users. Foreman before 1.18.3, 1.19.1, and 1.20.0 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

References

Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1222Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16861Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1222Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16861

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16861?

CVE-2018-16861 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 7, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.6 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2018-16861?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.6, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2018-16861?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2018-16861?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2018-16861 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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