CVE-2016-6319

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6319
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-19 21:59:14 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in app/helpers/form_helper.rb in Foreman before 1.12.2, as used by Remote Execution and possibly other plugins, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the label parameter.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.007340000 probability, percentile 0.728290000 (date 2026-05-06)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Theforeman Foreman All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Foreman :: Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 theforeman.org Vendor Advisory
Fixes #16024 - escape labels of form fields · theforeman/foreman@0f35fe1 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
Bug #16024: Foreman form helpers do not escape JS when rendering label - Foreman af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.theforeman.org Vendor Advisory
Bug 1365815 – CVE-2016-6319 foreman: Persistent XSS in Foreman remote execution plugin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug #16019: CVE-2016-6319 - Persistent XSS in job invocation form triggered by unescaped user input name - Foreman Remote Execution - Foreman af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.theforeman.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
Foreman CVE-2016-6319 HTML Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2016-6319 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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