CVE-2014-3491 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2014-3491?

CVE-2014-3491 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, published on 1 Jul 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Foreman before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Name field to the New Host groups page, related to create, update, and destroy notification boxes.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3491?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Theforeman Foreman.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3491?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3491 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2014-3491 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3491 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2015-5246 Auth bypass in n/a High 8.1

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-589g-jvw3-2rm2.