# CVE-2011-2927: Spacewalk: spacewalk and red hat network satellite: cross-site scripting vulnerability via search forms

Status: published. Published: 2014-02-05. Updated: 2026-11-05.

A flaw was found in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network Satellite. This vulnerability, known as cross-site scripting (XSS), allows remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML into web pages viewed by other users. The flaw is triggered through vectors related to Search forms, enabling attackers to potentially steal sensitive information or perform actions on behalf of the victim.

## Remediation

- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability. (source: CNA: redhat)

## Affected products and versions

- Red Hat / Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4 (spacewalk-config): ≥ 0:1.2.2-7.el5sat; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4 (spacewalk-java): ≥ 0:1.2.39-98.el5sat; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4 (spacewalk-web): ≥ 0:1.2.7-20.el5sat; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (rhn-client-tools): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (rhnsd): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (yum-rhn-plugin): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (rhnsd): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (yum-rhn-plugin): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 5.4 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N; source: CNA: redhat

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 1.47% as of 2026-11-04; percentile 73.81%

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-79

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1299.html (CNA: redhat)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1299 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2927 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730955 (CNA: redhat)

- https://www.redhat.com/archives/spacewalk-announce-list/2011-December/msg00000.html (CNA: redhat)

- https://www.redhat.com/archives/spacewalk-announce-list/2011-December/msg00000.html (ADP: CVE; mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred)

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1299.html (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730955 (ADP: CVE; x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred)

## Provenance

- CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2927; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-05

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2927; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported

Revision: 3e8d981fba4d60d94fa01087776386bf41b94443f1a799b6f99616ab26229817

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