CVE-2016-6319
Foreman Remote Execution XSS
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in app/helpers/form_helper.rb in Foreman before 1.12.2, as used by Remote Execution and possibly other plugins, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the label parameter.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 19, 2016, 9:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-6319.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16019 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16024 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92429 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1365815 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/0f35fe14acf0d0d3b55e9337bc5e2b9640ff2372 | Patch |
| https://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-6319 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16019 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16024 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92429 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1365815 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/0f35fe14acf0d0d3b55e9337bc5e2b9640ff2372 | Patch |
| https://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-6319 | Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6319 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6319
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-6319 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-6319 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16019 Added Reference http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16024 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92429 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1365815 Added Reference https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/0f35fe14acf0d0d3b55e9337bc5e2b9640ff2372 Added Reference https://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-6319 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description It was found that foreman is vulnerable to a stored XSS via a job template with a malformed name. This could allow an attacker with privileges to set the name in a template to display arbitrary HTML including scripting code within the web interface. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in app/helpers/form_helper.rb in Foreman before 1.12.2, as used by Remote Execution and possibly other plugins, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the label parameter. Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) Removed CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6319 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in app/helpers/form_helper.rb in Foreman before 1.12.2, as used by Remote Execution and possibly other plugins, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the label parameter. It was found that foreman is vulnerable to a stored XSS via a job template with a malformed name. This could allow an attacker with privileges to set the name in a template to display arbitrary HTML including scripting code within the web interface. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6319 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16019 No Types Assigned http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16019 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92429 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92429 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1365815 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1365815 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-6319 No Types Assigned https://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-6319 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/0f35fe14acf0d0d3b55e9337bc5e2b9640ff2372 No Types Assigned https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/0f35fe14acf0d0d3b55e9337bc5e2b9640ff2372 Patch Changed Reference Type http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16024 No Types Assigned http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16024 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-79 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.1
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.54 }} -0.16%
score
0.66213
percentile