CVE-2017-15125 Cross-site scripting in cloudforms
An attacker can execute stored XSS attacks against administrators via the snapshot name field in CloudForms, potentially leading to account takeover.
- 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
What is CVE-2017-15125?
CVE-2017-15125 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Red Hat cloudforms, published on 27 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A flaw was found in CloudForms before 5.9.0.22 in the self-service UI snapshot feature where the name field is not properly sanitized for HTML and JavaScript input. An attacker could use this flaw to execute a stored XSS attack on an application administrator using CloudForms. Please note that CSP (Content Security Policy) prevents exploitation of this XSS however not all browsers support CSP.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15125?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15125?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2017-15125 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15125 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat cloudforms
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8ghx-pqhq-656w.