---
id: CVE-2011-4346
title: 'Satellite: xss in custom system information key handling'
summary: >-
  Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web interface in Red Hat
  Network (RHN) Satellite allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary
  web script or HTML via the Description field of the asset tag in a Custom Info
  page.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: Red Hat
product: spacewalk-web
affected:
  - spacewalk-web (all versions)
  - satellite
  - 'satellite-capsule:el8/satellite'
published: '2011-12-10'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T18:03:17.032Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4346'
references:
  - url: 'http://secunia.com/advisories/47162'
  - url: 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1794.html'
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50963'
  - url: 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026391'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1794'
    label: 'RHSA-2011:1794'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4346'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=742050'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.01244
epssPercentile: 0.69352
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T16:24:31.289Z'
---

## Overview

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web interface in Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Description field of the asset tag in a Custom Info page.

## Affected

- `spacewalk-web (all versions)`
- `satellite`
- `satellite-capsule:el8/satellite`

## 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.