Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in spacewalk-java in Spacewalk and Red Hat…
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
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in spacewalk-java in Spacewalk and Red Hat Satellite 5.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted XML data to the XMLRPC API, involving user details. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-7811.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2016:0590 Released 2016-04-04 · Red Hat rating Moderatespacewalk-java security update
- Red Hat Satellite 5.7 (RHEL v.6) spacewalk-java-2.3.8-134.el6sat, spacewalk-java-config-2.3.8-134.el6sat, spacewalk-java-lib-2.3.8-134.el6sat +3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.7 (RHEL v.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0590 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0284
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4pf-r4w7-4wpv
References
Advisory 1
Other 6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181472
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/dd418384171473c3e31386a1b4792f8c555dc744
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1315398
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314906
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181152
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/f3792c79c1c251a49cc4e382be8591636326a794
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Sources
- CVE-2015-0284 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-0284 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q4pf-r4w7-4wpv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-0284 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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