---
id: CVE-2011-2927
title: >-
  Spacewalk: spacewalk and red hat network satellite: cross-site scripting
  vulnerability via search forms
summary: >-
  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 trigg…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
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: '2026-11-05T03:14:22.075Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2927'
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-2011-2927'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730955'
  - url: >-
      https://www.redhat.com/archives/spacewalk-announce-list/2011-December/msg00000.html
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.01468
epssPercentile: 0.73806
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T21:36:00.728Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## 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.