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CVE-2014-8162· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

XML external entity (XXE) in the RPC interface in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to r

XML external entity (XXE) in the RPC interface in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 14, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.7% · 85th percentile
CWE
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Action score

31

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CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
redhatnetwork satellite
susemanager

Affected versions

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

  • redhat network satelliteup to 5.7 inclusive
  • suse manager1.7

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6spacewalk-javabefore 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat0:2.3.8-103.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6spacewalk-java-configbefore 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat0:2.3.8-103.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6spacewalk-java-libbefore 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat0:2.3.8-103.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6spacewalk-java-oraclebefore 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat0:2.3.8-103.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6spacewalk-java-postgresqlbefore 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat0:2.3.8-103.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6spacewalk-setupbefore 0:2.3.0-17.el6sat0:2.3.0-17.el6sat
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6spacewalk-taskomaticbefore 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat0:2.3.8-103.el6sat

Same product

redhat: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2013-2143The users controller in Katello 1.5.0-14 and earlier, and Red Hat Satellite, does not check authorization for the update_roles action, which
    40Plan
  • CVE-2013-4480Red Hat Satellite 5.6 and earlier does not disable the web interface that is used to create the first user for a satellite, which allows rem
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2011-1594Spacewalk: spacewalk: open redirect vulnerability enables phishing attacks via url parameter
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2011-2920Spacewalk: spacewalk: cross-site scripting vulnerability allows arbitrary web script execution.
    23Monitor
  • CVE-2011-3344Spacewalk: spacewalk: cross-site scripting via uri in lookup login/password form
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2011-2927Spacewalk: spacewalk and red hat network satellite: cross-site scripting vulnerability via search forms
    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-java0:2.3.8-103.el6sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-java-config0:2.3.8-103.el6sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-java-lib0:2.3.8-103.el6sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-java-oracle0:2.3.8-103.el6sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-java-postgresql0:2.3.8-103.el6sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-setup0:2.3.0-17.el6sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:spacewalk-taskomatic0:2.3.8-103.el6sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6Package 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

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Timeline

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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

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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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

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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