---
id: CVE-2011-2920
title: >-
  Spacewalk: spacewalk: cross-site scripting vulnerability allows arbitrary web
  script execution.
summary: >-
  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 b…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: Red Hat
product: spacewalk-config
affected:
  - spacewalk-config (all versions)
  - spacewalk-java (all versions)
  - spacewalk-web (all versions)
  - rhn-client-tools
  - rhnsd
  - yum-rhn-plugin
  - rhnsd
  - yum-rhn-plugin
published: '2014-02-05'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T03:14:19.557Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2920'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1299.html'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1299'
    label: 'RHSA-2011:1299'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2920'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681032'
  - url: >-
      https://www.redhat.com/archives/spacewalk-announce-list/2011-December/msg00000.html
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0204
epssPercentile: 0.81189
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T21:36:00.725Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `spacewalk-config (all versions)`
- `spacewalk-java (all versions)`
- `spacewalk-web (all versions)`
- `rhn-client-tools`
- `rhnsd`
- `yum-rhn-plugin`
- `rhnsd`
- `yum-rhn-plugin`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

### Workarounds

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.