# CVE-2014-7811: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via the REST API in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network Satellite, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqgf-q94x-fm6r

## What is CVE-2014-7811?

CVE-2014-7811 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jan 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite before 5.7.0 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted XML data to the REST API.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7811?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Redhat Network Satellite, Redhat Spacewalk, Suse Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-7811?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-7811 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7811 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-8162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8162/): XML external entity in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-4480](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4480/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-2143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2143/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2011-1594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1594/): Spacewalk: spacewalk: open redirect vulnerability enables phishing attacks via url parameter (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2011-2920](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2920/): Spacewalk: spacewalk: cross-site scripting vulnerability allows arbitrary web script execution. (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-7811 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-7811 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jan 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7811 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2014-7811/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7811/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7811
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7811
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-7811

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