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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:** 12 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6fr9-c775-x826, RHSA-2023:3387

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0119?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `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: Redhat Satellite.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0119?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-0119 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Satellite

- [CVE-2024-7012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7012/): Puppet-foreman: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in foreman (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-7923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7923/): Puppet-pulpcore: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in pulpcore (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-96659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96659/): Foreman: excessive permissions for viewer role on preview (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-0118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0118/): Foreman: arbitrary code execution through templates (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2008-2369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2369/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0119 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0119 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-2023-0119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0119/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0119
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0119
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0119

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0119/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.