# CVE-2016-3079: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Web UI in Spacewalk and Red Hat Satellite 5.7 allow remote attackers to inject ar

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-04-14 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Web UI in Spacewalk and Red Hat Satellite 5.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the PATH_INFO to systems/SystemEntitlements.do; (2) the label parameter to admin/multiorg/EntitlementDetails.do; or the name of a (3) snapshot tag or (4) system group in System Set Manager (SSM).

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320444
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0590.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320940
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/7b9ff9ad
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/b6491eba
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320452
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/982b11c9
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/7920542f

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