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CVE-2016-6320 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in app/assets/javascripts/host_edit_interfaces.js in Foreman before 1.12.2 allows remote authentic…

published 2016-08-19 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7247

cvss
5.4
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in app/assets/javascripts/host_edit_interfaces.js in Foreman before 1.12.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the network interface device identifier in the host interface form.

Patch / fix

  • foreman satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 1.11.0.53-1.el6sat
  • foreman satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 1.11.0.53-1.el7sat
  • katello satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 3.0.0-12.el6sat
  • katello satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 3.0.0-12.el7sat
  • satellite satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 6.2.2-1.1.el6sat
  • satellite satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 6.2.2-1.1.el7sat
  • foreman-ec2 satellite 6.1 1.11.0.53-1.el6sat
  • foreman-ec2 satellite 6.2 1.11.0.53-1.el7sat

red hat advisories RHBA-2016:1885

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-2016-6320 updated cvss 6.1

satellite6: stored XSS while provisioning new host

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.2 katello 3.0.0-12.el6sat, katello 3.0.0-12.el7sat, foreman 1.11.0.53-1.el6sat, foreman 1.11.0.53-1.el7sat, python-qpid 0.30-10.el6sat, satellite 6.2.2-1.1.el6sat, +58 more Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.2 katello 3.0.0-12.el6sat, katello 3.0.0-12.el7sat, foreman 1.11.0.53-1.el6sat, foreman 1.11.0.53-1.el7sat, python-qpid 0.30-10.el6sat, satellite 6.2.2-1.1.el6sat, +17 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2016:1885

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Exploit prediction

0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.