CVE-2018-16887

Public Exploit

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the katello component of Satellite. An attacker with privilege to create/edit organizations and locations is able to execute a XSS attacks against other users through the Subscriptions or the Red Hat Repositories wizards. This can possibly lead to malicious code execution and extraction of the anti-CSRF token of higher privileged users. Versions before 3.9.0 are vulnerable.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: The Katello Project katello
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16887 patch exploit third party advisory issue tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1222 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16887?
CVE-2018-16887 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16887?
To fix CVE-2018-16887, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-16887 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16887 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-16887?
CVE-2018-16887 affects The Katello Project katello.
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