Vulnerability · Published Jun 5, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2024-4812Katello: potential cross-site scripting exploit in ui

Medium 4.8

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in katello. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in the Katello plugin for Foreman, where it is possible to store malicious JavaScript code in the "Description" field of a user. This code can be executed when opening certain pages, for example, Host Collections.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
katello see references
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6 see references

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References