CVE-2011-2920

A flaw was found in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network Satellite. This cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into web pages through various input fields, such as the "Filter by Synopsis" field. This could lead to the execution of malicious code in a user's web browser, potentially compromising user sessions or disclosing sensitive information.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1299.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2920
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681032	Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/spacewalk-announce-list/2011-December/msg00000.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1299.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681032	Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/spacewalk-announce-list/2011-December/msg00000.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:spacewalk:1.6:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2014-02-05 18:55

Updated : 2026-06-16 23:32

NVD link : CVE-2011-2920

Mitre link : CVE-2011-2920

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-2920

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

spacewalk
network_satellite

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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