Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2011-2927 is a cross-site scripting flaw in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network Satellite search forms. An attacker could cause a user to view malicious script or HTML, potentially exposing sensitive data or triggering actions as that user. It is medium severity and requires user interaction. Exposure is most likely in legacy environments using Spacewalk or Red Hat Network Satellite, and listed Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or 7 RHN-related packages. Publicly reachable management interfaces or broad user access increase practical risk. Affected version detail is incomplete in the bundle. Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or broadly accessible management systems. For isolated legacy systems, handle through scheduled patching or migration, but do not ignore it because administrative consoles can concentrate operational privilege. Mitigation focus: Review Red Hat RHSA-2011-1299 and the Red Hat CVE page for applicable vendor fixes.; Apply vendor-supported updates for affected Spacewalk, Satellite, or RHN-related packages.; Restrict access to Spacewalk or Satellite web interfaces to trusted administrative networks..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2927CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730955CVE reference
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/spacewalk-announce-list/2011-December/msg00000.htmlCVE reference
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.