5: organization name allows XSS
Published Jul 26, 2018
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.75%
Description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in how an organization name is displayed in Satellite 5, before 5.8. A user able to change an organization's name could exploit this flaw to perform XSS attacks against other Satellite users.
Affected products
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- Version 5.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
Red Hat Satellite 5.8
satellite-schema-0:5.8.0.33-1.el6sat
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2645
Red Hat Satellite 5.8
spacewalk-backend-0:2.5.3-151.el6sat
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2645
Red Hat Satellite 5.8
spacewalk-java-0:2.5.14-95.el6sat
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2645
Red Hat Satellite 5.8
spacewalk-schema-0:2.5.1-50.el6sat
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2645
Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS
satellite-schema-0:5.8.0.33-1.el6sat
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2645
Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS
spacewalk-backend-0:2.5.3-151.el6sat
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2645
Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS
spacewalk-java-0:2.5.14-95.el6sat
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2645
Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS
spacewalk-schema-0:2.5.1-50.el6sat
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2645
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5.8 | satellite-schema-0:5.8.0.33-1.el6sat | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2645 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.8 | spacewalk-backend-0:2.5.3-151.el6sat | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2645 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.8 | spacewalk-java-0:2.5.14-95.el6sat | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2645 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.8 | spacewalk-schema-0:2.5.1-50.el6sat | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2645 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS | satellite-schema-0:5.8.0.33-1.el6sat | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2645 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS | spacewalk-backend-0:2.5.3-151.el6sat | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2645 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS | spacewalk-java-0:2.5.14-95.el6sat | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2645 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS | spacewalk-schema-0:2.5.1-50.el6sat | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2645 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.75% (0.00746) | 53.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.75% (0.00746) | 53.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 32.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 30.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 36.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039267 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2645 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7538 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1471262 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7538 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7538
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7538
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039267 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2645 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7538 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1471262 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7538 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7538 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7538 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.