CVE-2011-2920

Spacewalk: spacewalk: cross-site scripting vulnerability allows arbitrary web script execution.

Published Feb 5, 2014 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network Satellite. This cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into web pages through various input fields, such as the "Filter by Synopsis" field. This could lead to the execution of malicious code in a user's web browser, potentially compromising user sessions or disclosing sensitive information.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2893 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Spacewalk 1.6, as used in Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Filter by Synopsis" field and other unspecified filter forms.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat rhel Els
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:network_satellite:5.4::el6
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Spacewalk 1.6, as used in Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Filter by Synopsis" field and other unspecified filter forms. A flaw was found in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network Satellite. This cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into web pages through various input fields, such as the "Filter by Synopsis" field. This could lead to the execution of malicious code in a user's web browser, potentially compromising user sessions or disclosing sensitive information.
Title Satellite: XSS flaw(s) in filter handling Spacewalk: spacewalk: cross-site scripting vulnerability allows arbitrary web script execution.
First Time appeared Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 3:14 AM
Reserved
Jul 27, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 5, 2014, 6:55 PM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 4:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 15, 2011, 12:00 AM