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CVE-2012-6149 json

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in systems/sdc/notes.jsp in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.6 allow rem…

published 2014-02-14 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-6005

cvss
3.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in systems/sdc/notes.jsp in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) subject or (2) content values of a note in a system.addNote XML-RPC call.

Patch / fix

  • spacewalk-web network satellite managed db 5.6, network satellite 5.6 2.0.3-19.el5sat
  • spacewalk-web network satellite managed db 5.6, network satellite 5.6 2.0.3-19.el6sat
  • satellite-branding network satellite 5.6 5.6.0.23-1.el5sat
  • satellite-branding network satellite 5.6 5.6.0.23-1.el6sat
  • spacewalk-pxt network satellite 5.6 2.0.3-19.el5sat
  • spacewalk-pxt network satellite 5.6 2.0.3-19.el6sat
  • spacewalk-base network satellite 5.6 2.0.3-19.el5sat
  • spacewalk-base network satellite 5.6 2.0.3-19.el6sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0148

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-6149 updated cvss 3.5

(spacewalk-java): XSS in system.addNote XML-RPC call due improper sanitization of note's subject and content

  • Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.5) spacewalk-pxt 2.0.3-19.el5sat, spacewalk-web 2.0.3-19.el5sat, spacewalk-base 2.0.3-19.el5sat, spacewalk-html 2.0.3-19.el5sat, spacewalk-java 2.0.2-58.el5sat, spacewalk-dobby 2.0.3-19.el5sat, +10 more Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.6) spacewalk-pxt 2.0.3-19.el6sat, spacewalk-web 2.0.3-19.el6sat, spacewalk-base 2.0.3-19.el6sat, spacewalk-html 2.0.3-19.el6sat, spacewalk-java 2.0.2-58.el6sat, spacewalk-dobby 2.0.3-19.el6sat, +10 more Red Hat Satellite Managed DB 5.6 (RHEL v.5) spacewalk-web 2.0.3-19.el5sat, spacewalk-dobby 2.0.3-19.el5sat, spacewalk-base-minimal 2.0.3-19.el5sat Red Hat Satellite Managed DB 5.6 (RHEL v.6) spacewalk-web 2.0.3-19.el6sat, spacewalk-dobby 2.0.3-19.el6sat, spacewalk-base-minimal 2.0.3-19.el6sat
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0148

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Exploit prediction

1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • git.fedorahosted.org https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/spacewalk.git/commit/?id=1d0f4b4a78ea03d9f2d05fbd52236b1f2ab68e85 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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