CVE-2016-6320

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6320
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-19 21:59:15 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in app/assets/javascripts/host_edit_interfaces.js in Foreman before 1.12.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the network interface device identifier in the host interface form.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.003480000 probability, percentile 0.572610000 (date 2026-05-06)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary3.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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
Fixes #16022 - Prevent stored XSS in host interface form by tbrisker · Pull Request #3714 · theforeman/foreman · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
Bug #16022: CVE-2016-6320 - Network interface device identifiers may contain stored XSS on host form - Foreman af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.theforeman.org Vendor Advisory
Foreman :: Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 theforeman.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Satellite CVE-2016-6320 HTML Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
Bug 1365785 – CVE-2016-6320 satellite6: stored XSS while provisioning new host af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
CVE-2016-6320 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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