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CVE-2011-2920

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Description

A flaw was found in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network Satellite. This cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into web pages through various input fields, such as the "Filter by Synopsis" field. This could lead to the execution of malicious code in a user's web browser, potentially compromising user sessions or disclosing sensitive information.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
[email protected]
Published
2014-02-05 18:55:05.957000
Last modified
2026-10-30 19:17:24.633000
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  "id": "CVE-2011-2920",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2014-02-05T18:55:05.957",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T19:17:24.633",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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