Medium Cross-site scripting

CVE-2011-4346 — Satellite: xss in custom system information key handling

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.

Published Dec 10, 2011 · Updated Oct 30, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: redhat

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 1.6% (30-day exploitation probability)+11
Technical severity (medium)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

1.6%

ahead of 76% of scored CVEs · Oct 30, 2026

Affects

Red Hat

Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4 and 1 more

CVSS base

4.6

Medium · 3 source(s)

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

Documented patch — www.redhat.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Red Hat Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4, Red Hat Satellite).
Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
Exploitation requires user interaction: tighten email/web filtering and warn affected users.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (cross-site scripting), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Red Hat	Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Satellite	version 5.4.1	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
4.6	CVSS 3.1	Medium	2.1	2.5	secalert@redhat.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
4.6	CVSS 3.1	Medium	—	—	redhat via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
3.5	CVSS 2.0	Low	6.8	2.9	nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N (score shown at the top: secalert@redhat.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

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Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Monitor CSP violation reports and script payloads in reflected parameters.

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSapplication logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · red hat/red hat network satellite server v 5.4
Oct 30, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 30, 2026
Fix documented
Oct 30, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Affected products added · redhat/satellite
Oct 30, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVSS changed · 4.6
Oct 30, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Modified
Oct 30, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 30, 2026 · Alertas do Telegram
2011
CVE published
Dec 10, 2011 · redhat

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

2× References added · Oct 30, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026
1× Official description updated · Oct 30, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

References

9 on the record

www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1794.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
secunia.com/advisories/47162
Broken Link, NIST National Vulnerability Database
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4346
GitHub Security Advisories
www.securityfocus.com/bid/50963
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, NIST National Vulnerability Database
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1794
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4346
vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cx23-4vj7-xjv6
GitHub Security Advisories
www.securitytracker.com/id
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Red Hat
every CVE for this vendor

Cross-site scripting
same class

CWE-79
other pages naming this weakness

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Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No CISA SSVC assessment.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2011-4346 is "Satellite: xss in custom system information key handling", rated Medium. It affects Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4 (Red Hat); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 4.6 describes technical severity. EPSS 1.60% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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