OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

MEDIO 4.3CVE-2015-3219 · GHSA-rhjj-f6gq-6gx2 · PYSEC-2015-40 · Published 20/08/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
horizon PyPI	`< 8.0.0a0`	`8.0.0a0`
horizon openstack	`= 2014.2.0= 2014.2.1= 2014.2.2= 2014.2.3= 2015.1.0`	No fix yet

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Orchestration/Stack section in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) 2014.2 before 2014.2.4 and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description parameter in a heat template, which is not properly handled in the help_text attribute in the Field class.

NVD description

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3219 · ADVISORY
openstack/horizon commit 28d8f49 · WEB
openstack/horizon commit 84da479 · WEB
openstack/horizon commit dab92e7 · WEB
bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1453074 · WEB
openstack/horizon · PACKAGE
pypa/advisory-database · WEB
lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-June/000361.html · WEB
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1679.html · WEB
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3617 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/7 · WEB
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html · WEB
securityfocus.com/bid/75109 · Third Party Advisory

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