CVE-2017-7538 (GCVE-0-2017-7538)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-26 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:04
VLAI
Summary
A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in how an organization name is displayed in Satellite 5, before 5.8. A user able to change an organization's name could exploit this flaw to perform XSS attacks against other Satellite users.
Severity
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2645 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Red Hat Satellite Affected: 5.8
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Date Public
2017-07-14 00:00
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