Satellite: xss in custom system information key handling
Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web interface in Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Description field of the asset tag in a Custom Info page.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01244 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4 | — | 1.2.7-21.el5sat | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2011:1794 Released 2011-12-07 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Network Satellite server security update
- Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5) spacewalk-base-1.2.7-21.el5sat, spacewalk-base-minimal-1.2.7-21.el5sat, spacewalk-dobby-1.2.7-21.el5sat +5
- Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.6) spacewalk-base-1.2.7-21.el6sat, spacewalk-base-minimal-1.2.7-21.el6sat, spacewalk-dobby-1.2.7-21.el6sat +5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1794 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1794 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Satellite 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4346
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cx23-4vj7-xjv6
- 2026-10-30 Title updated · CNA
- 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Weakness changed · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: spacewalk-web@0:1.2.7-21.el5sat · CNA
- 2026-10-30 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5), Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.6) · Red Hat
References
More Red Hat Satellite vulnerabilities
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- TI-2015-02278 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-35991 Starlette has missing Host header validation that poisons request.url.path, bypassing path-based security checks KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2015-04118 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u101, 7u85, and 8u60 allows remote attackers… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2018-07743 It was found that cobbler 2.6.x exposed all functions from its CobblerXMLRPCInterface… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2011-4346 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4346 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cx23-4vj7-xjv6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-4346 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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