CVE-2017-7538

LOW
3.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 26, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSatellite

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Severity
LOW3.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in how an organization name is displayed in Satellite 5, before 5.8. A user able to change an organization's name could exploit this flaw to perform XSS attacks against other Satellite users.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.85.8
Affected range stops below 5.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039267
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7538

CVSS

3.5LOWredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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