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CVE-2011-3344· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

Spacewalk: spacewalk: cross-site scripting via uri in lookup login/password form

A flaw was found in Spacewalk. A remote attacker can exploit a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Lookup Login/Password form by injecting arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI. This can lead to information disclosure or unauthorized actions within the user's browser session.

MediumCVSS 5.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 5, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.5% · 73th percentile
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Action score

21

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.5%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · redhat
5.4
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
redhatnetwork satellite
redhatspacewalk

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat network satelliteall versions
  • redhat spacewalk1.6

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

    • all versionsunknown
    • all versionsunknown
    • all versionsunknown

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

    • all versionsunknown
    • all versionsunknown

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-basebefore 0:1.2.7-20.el5sat0:1.2.7-20.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-base-minimalbefore 0:1.2.7-20.el5sat0:1.2.7-20.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-configbefore 0:1.2.2-7.el5sat0:1.2.2-7.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-dobbybefore 0:1.2.7-20.el5sat0:1.2.7-20.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-grailbefore 0:1.2.7-20.el5sat0:1.2.7-20.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-htmlbefore 0:1.2.7-20.el5sat0:1.2.7-20.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-javabefore 0:1.2.39-98.el5sat0:1.2.39-98.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-java-configbefore 0:1.2.39-98.el5sat0:1.2.39-98.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-java-libbefore 0:1.2.39-98.el5sat0:1.2.39-98.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-java-oraclebefore 0:1.2.39-98.el5sat0:1.2.39-98.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-pxtbefore 0:1.2.7-20.el5sat0:1.2.7-20.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-snigletsbefore 0:1.2.7-20.el5sat0:1.2.7-20.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-taskomaticbefore 0:1.2.39-98.el5sat0:1.2.39-98.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5spacewalk-webbefore 0:1.2.7-20.el5sat0:1.2.7-20.el5sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6spacewalk-basebefore 0:1.2.7-20.el6sat0:1.2.7-20.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6spacewalk-base-minimalbefore 0:1.2.7-20.el6sat0:1.2.7-20.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6spacewalk-configbefore 0:1.2.2-7.el6sat0:1.2.2-7.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6spacewalk-dobbybefore 0:1.2.7-20.el6sat0:1.2.7-20.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6spacewalk-grailbefore 0:1.2.7-20.el6sat0:1.2.7-20.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6spacewalk-htmlbefore 0:1.2.7-20.el6sat0:1.2.7-20.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6spacewalk-javabefore 0:1.2.39-98.el6sat0:1.2.39-98.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6spacewalk-java-configbefore 0:1.2.39-98.el6sat0:1.2.39-98.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6spacewalk-java-libbefore 0:1.2.39-98.el6sat0:1.2.39-98.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6spacewalk-java-oraclebefore 0:1.2.39-98.el6sat0:1.2.39-98.el6sat

+4

Same product

redhat: all records

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    31Monitor
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    26Monitor
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    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:spacewalk-base0:1.2.7-20.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-base-minimal0:1.2.7-20.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-config0:1.2.2-7.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-dobby0:1.2.7-20.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-grail0:1.2.7-20.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-html0:1.2.7-20.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-java0:1.2.39-98.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-java-config0:1.2.39-98.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-java-lib0:1.2.39-98.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-java-oracle0:1.2.39-98.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-pxt0:1.2.7-20.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-sniglets0:1.2.7-20.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-secondary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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