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TI-2018-10527 Aliases CVE-2018-14664GHSA-5xq8-2vfq-6q92

Cross-site scripting in [UNKNOWN] foreman

Priority LOW 27CWE-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 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A flaw was found in foreman from versions 1.18. A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists due to an improperly escaped HTML code in the breadcrumbs bar. This allows a user with permissions to edit which attribute is used in the breadcrumbs bar to store code that will be executed on the client side.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01074 65th 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
[UNKNOWN]foremanall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • foreman Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.18.0VulnerableThe Foreman Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.18.0 Vulnerable ·The Foreman Project

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:1222 Released 2019-05-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Satellite 6.5 Release
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.5 SOAPpy-0.11.6-17.el7, ansiblerole-insights-client-1.6-1.el7sat, candlepin-2.5.15-1.el7sat +47
    • Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.5 SOAPpy-0.11.6-17.el7, ansiblerole-insights-client-1.6-1.el7sat, createrepo_c-0.7.4-1.el7sat +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Satellite 6.5Fixed RHSA-2019:1222
Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.5Fixed RHSA-2019:1222

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14664
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xq8-2vfq-6q92

References

  • TI-2026-01620 Forman: foreman: remote code execution via command injection in websocket proxy CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-10506 Improper authentication in [UNKNOWN] smart_proxy_dynflow CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-01890 Eval injection vulnerability in the create method in the Bookmarks controller in Foreman… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
  • TI-2013-01882 The create method in app/controllers/users_controller.rb in Foreman before 1.2.0-RC2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
  • TI-2022-03551 Os command injection via ct_command and fcct_command CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-00113 Foreman: arbitrary code execution through templates CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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