CVE-2026-84232

Summary

A flaw was found in pulpcore's content serving application. Files uploaded to Pulp file-type repositories are served with their original content type (e.g., text/html for .html files, image/svg+xml for .svg files) and without a Content-Disposition: attachment header when using local filesystem storage. An authenticated user or attacker with content upload permissions can upload a specially crafted HTML or SVG file containing JavaScript, which executes in the browser of any user who visits the file URL, resulting in stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in the context of the host application.

Affected Software

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Weaknesses

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Workarounds

If immediate update is not possible, administrators can add security headers to the Apache reverse proxy configuration for the /pulp/content/ path. On Satellite, add the following to the Apache configuration (e.g., via a custom .conf file in /etc/httpd/conf.d/ or via a Puppet override):

  <Location /pulp/content>
    Header set Content-Disposition "attachment"
    Header set X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"
    Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'none'; sandbox"
  </Location>

This forces all content downloads rather than inline rendering, and blocks script execution even if Content-Disposition is somehow bypassed.

After applying, restart Apache: systemctl restart httpd Alternatively, restrict file upload permissions in Satellite to only trusted users who require content management capabilities.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

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