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).
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | spacewalk-java +5 | 2.3.8-134.el6sat | RHSA-2016:0590 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | cobbler | 2.2.2-0.61.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | osad | 5.11.33.11-15.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | rhnlib | 2.5.69.8-11.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | spacewalk-backend | 2.1.55.25-24.5 | SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | spacewalk-branding | 2.1.33.16-18.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | spacewalk-certs-tools | 2.1.6.10-18.3 | SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | spacewalk-java | 2.1.165.23-20.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | spacewalk-utils | 2.1.27.15-12.7 | SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | suseRegisterInfo | 2.1.12-14.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | susemanager | 2.1.24-23.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | susemanager-sync-data | 2.1.15-30.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | susemanager-tftpsync | 2.1.2-11.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2016:0590 Red Hat Security Advisory: spacewalk-java security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1367-1 Security update for SUSE Manager Server 2.1 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320444
- RHSA-2016:0590 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320940
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/7b9ff9ad
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/b6491eba
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320452
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/982b11c9
- https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/commit/7920542f