Katello
CVE-2024-4812
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
A flaw was found in the Katello plugin for Foreman, where it is possible to store malicious JavaScript code in the "Description" field of a user. This code can be executed when opening certain pages, for example, Host Collections.
AnalysisAI
A flaw was found in the Katello plugin for Foreman, where it is possible to store malicious JavaScript code in the "Description" field of a user. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A flaw was found in the Katello plugin for Foreman, where it is possible to store malicious JavaScript code in the "Description" field of a user. This code can be executed when opening certain pages, for example, Host Collections. Affected products include: Katello Project Katello, Redhat Satellite.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
The users controller in Katello 1.5.0-14 and earlier, and Red Hat Satellite, does not check authorization for the update
The installation script in Katello 1.0 and earlier does not properly generate the Application.config.secret_token value,
Katello allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via the (1) mode parameter in the setu
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the scoped_search function in app/controllers/katello/api/v2/api_controller.rb
A SQL injection flaw was found in katello's errata-related API. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is
A cleartext password storage issue was discovered in Katello, versions 3.x.x.x before katello 3.12.0.9. Rated low severi
script/katello-generate-passphrase in Katello 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/katello/secure/passphrase, wh
modules/certs/manifests/config.pp in katello-configure before 1.3.3.pulpv2 in Katello uses weak permissions (666) for th
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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