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TI-2017-11095 Aliases CVE-2017-15125GHSA-8ghx-pqhq-656w

Cross-site scripting in Red Hat cloudforms

Priority LOW 31CWE-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 · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A flaw was found in CloudForms before 5.9.0.22 in the self-service UI snapshot feature where the name field is not properly sanitized for HTML and JavaScript input. An attacker could use this flaw to execute a stored XSS attack on an application administrator using CloudForms. Please note that CSP (Content Security Policy) prevents exploitation of this XSS however not all browsers support CSP.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00934 60th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red Hatcloudforms5.9.0.22—No fix listedCNA
  • cloudforms VendorRed Hat Affected 5.9.0.22 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.9.0.22VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.9.0.22 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2018:0380 Released 2018-03-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat CloudForms security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 ansible-2.4.3.0-1.el7ae, ansible-doc-2.4.3.0-1.el7ae, ansible-tower-3.1.5-3.el7at +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9Fixed RHSA-2018:0380

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15125
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8ghx-pqhq-656w

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2013-01839 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the AgentController in Red Hat CloudForms… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.4
  • TI-2013-01821 SQL injection vulnerability in the miq_policy controller in Red Hat CloudForms 2.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-04680 Code injection in [UNKNOWN] cfme CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-11195 OS command injection in CloudForms CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2019-11098 Improper input validation in [UNKNOWN] CloudForms CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2016-06078 Improper authorization in Red Hat CFME CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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