# CVE-2013-0283: Cross-site scripting in Katello

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Katello notification page via the username field, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jq8g-78xv-qr5j

## What is CVE-2013-0283?

CVE-2013-0283 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Katello, published on 5 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Katello: Username in Notification page has cross site scripting

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0283?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Theforeman Katello.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-0283?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-0283 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Katello

- [CVE-2013-4120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4120/): Denial of service in Katello (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-14623](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14623/): katello SQL Injection vulnerability (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2017-2662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2662/): katello Improper Privilege Management vulnerability (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2019-14825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14825/): Katello cleartext password storage issue (medium 4.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-0283 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-0283 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Katello, published on 5 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Katello. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0283/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0283/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0283
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0283
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-0283

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0283/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.