# CVE-2013-1869: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject HTTP headers and execute cross-site scripting attacks via the return_url parameter in Red Hat Satellite.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Apr 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2013-1870, GHSA-9c7m-xg64-cvv7

## What is CVE-2013-1869?

CVE-2013-1869 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 1 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

CRLF injection vulnerability in spacewalk-java before 2.1.148-1 and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers, and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, via the return_url parameter.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1869?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat Satellite, Redhat Spacewalk-Java.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1869?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2013-1869 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1869 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1869 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1869 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 1 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1869 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Satellite. 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-2013-1869/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1869/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1869
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1869
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1869

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