CVE-2016-8639
Foreman Stored XSS Attack
Description
It was found that foreman before 1.13.0 is vulnerable to a stored XSS via an organization or location name. This could allow an attacker with privileges to set the organization or location name to display arbitrary HTML including scripting code within the web interface.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 1, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:36 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8639
vulnerability.
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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-2016-8639.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94263 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8639 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/pull/3523 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/15037 | Vendor Advisory |
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).
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CVE-2016-8639 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-8639 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 [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-79 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/15037 No Types Assigned https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/15037 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/pull/3523 No Types Assigned https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/pull/3523 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94263 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94263 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8639 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8639 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.13.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94263 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8639 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-2016-8639
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.16 }} -0.04%
score
0.52825
percentile