CVE-2018-16887: katello Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

CVE-2018-16887 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-14

katello Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Technologies: katello (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-16887 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-16887 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-16887?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 14 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
katello (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.9.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-16887?
Yes. katello (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.9.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-16887?
Check whether you run katello (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • katello (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.9.0 or later
    bundle update katello

Affected products

  • katello (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.9.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-16887
  • GHSA-mhhc-r88h-2qrm

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