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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-3079 · published 14 April 2016

CVE-2016-3079: Redhat satellite cross-site scripting vulnerability

Redhat · Satellite

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Web UI in Spacewalk and Red Hat Satellite 5.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the PATH_INFO to systems/SystemEntitlements.do; (2) the label parameter to admin/multiorg/EntitlementDetails.do; or the name of a (3) snapshot tag or (4) system group in System Set Manager (SSM).

6.1 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 1.6% · top 25.5% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
1.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Web UI in Spacewalk and Red Hat Satellite 5.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the PATH_INFO to systems/SystemEntitlements.do; (2) the label parameter to admin/multiorg/EntitlementDetails.do; or the name of a (3) snapshot tag or (4) system group in System Set Manager (SSM).

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0590.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320444
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320452
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320940
https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/7920542f
https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/7b9ff9ad
https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/982b11c9
https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/b6491eba
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0590.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320444
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320452
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320940
https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/7920542f
https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/7b9ff9ad
https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/982b11c9
https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/b6491eba

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-3079), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.