CVE-2016-8613

17

FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8613 describes a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Foreman version 1.5.1, specifically within its remote execution plugin. When a job containing HTML tags is submitted, the Foreman web UI fails to properly escape the console output, allowing malicious HTML or JavaScript to execute in a user's browser. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) has a low attack complexity and could lead to information disclosure and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.5.1:::::::*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Exploitability Score

3.1

Impact Score

2.7

CvssVersion

3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

2.40%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

82.3%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-26

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0240 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (67)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: candlepin-0:2.1.14-1.el7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-bootloaders-redhat-0:201801241201-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-discovery-image-0:3.4.4-1

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-installer-1:1.15.6.8-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-proxy-0:1.15.6.4-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-selinux-0:1.15.6.2-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: hiera-0:1.3.1-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-0:3.4.5-15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-certs-tools-0:2.4.0-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-client-bootstrap-0:1.5.1-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-installer-base-0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-selinux-0:3.0.2-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: kobo-0:0.5.1-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-docker-0:2.4.1-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-katello-0:1.0.2-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-ostree-0:1.2.1.1-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-puppet-0:2.13.4-3.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-rpm-0:2.13.4.8-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: puppet-foreman_scap_client-0:0.3.16-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: python-zope-interface-0:4.0.5-4.el7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: redhat-access-insights-puppet-0:0.0.9-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-foreman_scap_client-0:0.3.0-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-kafo-0:2.0.2-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-kafo_parsers-0:0.1.6-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-kafo_wizards-0:0.0.1-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_dhcp_remote_isc-0:0.0.2.1-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_discovery-0:1.0.4-3.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_discovery_image-0:1.0.9-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_dynflow-0:0.1.10-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_openscap-0:0.6.9-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_pulp-0:1.3.0-1.git.0.b5c2768.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_remote_execution_ssh-0:0.1.6-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-tilt-0:1.3.7-2.git.0.3b416c9.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: satellite-0:6.3.0-23.0.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: satellite-installer-0:6.3.0.12-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-bastion-0:5.1.1.4-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_bootdisk-0:10.0.2.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_discovery-0:9.1.5.3-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_docker-0:3.1.0.3-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_hooks-0:0.3.14-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_openscap-0:0.7.11-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman-redhat_access-0:2.0.13-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_remote_execution-0:1.3.7.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_remote_execution_core-0:1.0.6-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman-tasks-0:0.9.6.4-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman-tasks-core-0:0.1.8-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_templates-0:5.0.1-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_theme_satellite-0:1.0.4.16-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_virt_who_configure-0:0.1.9-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli-0:0.11.0.1-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_csv-0:2.3.0-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman-0:0.11.0.5-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_admin-0:0.0.8-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_bootdisk-0:0.1.3.3-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_discovery-0:1.0.0-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_docker-0:0.0.6-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_openscap-0:0.1.5-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_remote_execution-0:0.0.6-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_tasks-0:0.0.12-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_virt_who_configure-0:0.0.3-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_katello-0:0.11.3.5-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-katello-0:3.4.5.58-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-ovirt_provision_plugin-0:1.0.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-smart_proxy_dynflow_core-0:0.1.10-1.fm1_15.el7sat

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-8613Moderate

foreman: Stored XSS vulnerability in remote execution plugin

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

github.com / theforeman/foreman_remote_execution/pull/208

Third Party Advisory

projects.theforeman.org / issues/17066

Vendor Advisory

securityfocus.com / bid/93859

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry