CVE-2013-4415: XSS

Published Jun 28, 2013
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Updated

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws were found in the way Red Hat Satellite and Spacewalk services used to sanitize content of various query string (QS) variables when performing search for various entities:

when performing search for software channels value of 'whereCriteria' QS variable was incorrectly sanitized,

when performing search for scap audit results the values of the following QS variables were incorrectly sanitized:

'endyear', 'starthour', 'endampm', 'endday', 'endhour', 'endminute', 'endmonth', 'endyear', 'optionScanDateSearch', 'resultfilter', 'searchstring', 'showas', 'startampm', 'startday', 'starthour', 'startminute', 'startmonth', 'startyear', and 'whereToSearch',

when performing search for errata the values of the following QS variables were incorrectly sanitized:

'endminute', 'endmonth', 'endyear', 'erratatypebug', 'erratatypeenhancement', 'erratatypesecurity', 'fineGrained', 'list1892635924sortdir', 'optionIssueDateSearch', 'startampm', 'startday', 'starthour', 'startminute', 'startmonth', 'startyear', and 'viewmode',

when performing search for systems the value of the 'fineGrained' QS variable was incorrectly sanitized.

Remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted web page that, when visited by authenticated Red Hat Satellite or Spacewalk user would lead to arbitrary HTML or web script execution in the context of Red Hat Satellite's / Spacewalk's user's session.

Other sources

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) whereCriteria variable in a software channels search; (2) endyear, (3) starthour, (4) endampm, (5) endday, (6) endhour, (7) endminute, (8) endmonth, (9) endyear, (10) optionScanDateSearch, (11) resultfilter, (12) searchstring, (13) showas, (14) startampm, (15) startday, (16) starthour, (17) startminute, (18) startmonth, (19) startyear, or (20) whereToSearch variable in an scap audit results search; (21) endminute, (22) endmonth, (23) endyear, (24) erratatypebug, (25) erratatypeenhancement, (26) erratatypesecurity, (27) fineGrained, (28) list1892635924sortdir, (29) optionIssueDateSearch, (30) startampm, (31) startday, (32) starthour, (33) startminute, (34) startmonth, (35) startyear, or (36) viewmode variable in an errata search; or (37) fineGrained variable in a systems search, related to PAGESIZELABELSELECTED.

MITRE

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/spacewalk-java-2.0.2-57-sat spacewalk-web-2.0.3-19-sat satellite-branding-5.6.0.23<1
1
redhat Satellite=5.6
redhat Satellite 5 Managed Db=5.6
redhat Spacewalk-java<2.0.2
redhat Spacewalk-web<2.0.3
SUSE Manager=1.7

Event History

Jun 28, 2013
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·03:14 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 14, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4415?

CVE-2013-4415 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow cross-site scripting attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-4415?

To fix CVE-2013-4415, update to the latest versions of affected software packages as recommended by Red Hat.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2013-4415?

CVE-2013-4415 affects Red Hat Satellite 5.6 and various components of Red Hat Spacewalk, specifically version 5.6 and earlier.

4

What type of vulnerabilities does CVE-2013-4415 represent?

CVE-2013-4415 represents multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws in web applications.

5

Is CVE-2013-4415 exploitable remotely?

Yes, CVE-2013-4415 is exploitable remotely, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts through affected query strings.

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