# CVE-2017-7514: Cross-site scripting in Red Hat Satellite

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via failed action entries, potentially compromising other users' sessions in Red Hat Satellite.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:** 30 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cqmg-98pc-948m, RHSA-2017:1558, SUSE-SU-2017:2964-1

## What is CVE-2017-7514?

CVE-2017-7514 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 30 Jul 2018. 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

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in how the failed action entry is processed in Red Hat Satellite before version 5.8.0. A user able to specify a failed action could exploit this flaw to perform XSS attacks against other Satellite users.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7514?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ace-editor` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.1.3-3.el6sat |
| `antlr` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:2.7.7-7.ep5.el6 |
| `apache-commons-beanutils` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.8.3-10.redhat_2.ep6.el6 |
| `apache-commons-cli` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.2-7.5.redhat_2.ep6.el6.4 |
| `bootstrap` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:3.0.0-4.el6sat |
| `bootstrap-datepicker` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.3.0-2.el6sat |
| `c3p0` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:0.9.1.2-2.ep5.el6 |
| `cdn-sync-mappings` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:2.2-1.el6sat |
| `cglib` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:2.2-5.6.ep5.el6 |
| `cobbler` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.7-66.el6sat |
| `cobbler-loaders` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.0.3-1.el6sat |
| `concurrent` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.3.4-10.1.5_jboss_update1.ep5.el6 |
| `cx_Oracle` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:5.1.2-6.el6sat |
| `cx_Oracle-debuginfo` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:5.1.2-6.el6sat |
| `dojo` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.6.1-1.el6sat |
| `dom4j` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.6.1-11.1.ep5.el6 |
| `dwr` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:3.0rc2-7.el6sat |
| `font-awesome` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:4.0.3-1.el6sat |
| `glassfish-jsf` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.2_13-3.1.4.ep5.el6 |
| `hibernate3` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 1:3.3.2-1.3.GA_CP04.ep5.el6 |
| `jabberd` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:2.2.8-23.el6sat |
| `jabberd-debuginfo` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:2.2.8-23.el6sat |
| `jabberpy` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:0.5-0.22.el6sat |
| `jakarta-commons-chain` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.2-2.2.2.ep5.el6 |
| `jakarta-commons-codec` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.3-11.7.el6 |
| `jakarta-commons-codec-debuginfo` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.3-11.7.el6 |
| `jakarta-commons-digester` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.8.1-8.1.1.1.ep5.el6 |
| `jakarta-commons-el` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.0-19.2.1.1.ep5.el6 |
| `jakarta-commons-fileupload` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 1:1.1.1-7.4.ep5.el6 |
| `jakarta-commons-io` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.4-4.ep5.el6 |
| `jakarta-commons-lang` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:2.4-1.1.el6 |
| `jakarta-commons-logging` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.1.1-1.ep5.el6 |
| `jakarta-commons-logging-jboss` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.1-10.3_patch_02.1.ep5.el6 |
| `jakarta-commons-parent` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:11-2.1.2.ep5.el6 |
| `jakarta-commons-validator` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.3.1-7.5.2.ep5.el6 |
| `jakarta-oro` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.8-6.6.el6 |
| `jakarta-oro-debuginfo` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.8-6.6.el6 |
| `jakarta-taglibs-standard` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 0:1.1.1-12.ep5.el6 |
| `java-1.8.0-ibm` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 1:1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8 |
| `java-1.8.0-ibm-devel` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.8::el6 | All versions | 1:1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8 |

Products: Redhat Satellite.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7514?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2017-7514 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7514 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7514 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-7514 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 30 Jul 2018. 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-2017-7514 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-2017-7514/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7514/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7514
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7514
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7514

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7514/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.