Red Hat update for Red Hat Satellite

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU10395

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: N/A

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1000111

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 6 - 7.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0273

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.