CVE-2023-0119 Foreman: stored cross-site scripting in host tab

Medium 5.4 Published 12 Sep 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

An attacker with an account can inject scripts into the Hosts tab comment section to steal sessions and credentials from other users.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2023-0119?

CVE-2023-0119 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 12 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A stored Cross-site scripting vulnerability was found in foreman. The Comment section in the Hosts tab has incorrect filtering of user input data. As a result of the attack, an attacker with an existing account on the system can steal another user's session, make requests on behalf of the user, and obtain user credentials.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0119?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (3)

`foreman` Red Hat:satellite:6.13::el8	All versions	`0:3.5.1.17-1.el8sat`
`foreman` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.13::el8	All versions	`0:3.5.1.17-1.el8sat`
`foreman` Red Hat:satellite_utils:6.13::el8	All versions	`0:3.5.1.17-1.el8sat`

Products include Redhat Satellite.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0119?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2023-0119 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Satellite vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6fr9-c775-x826, RHSA-2023:3387.