CVE-2015-3219

Summary

CVECVE-2015-3219
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-20 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCross-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Openstack Horizon 2014.2.0 All All All
Application Openstack Horizon 2014.2.1 All All All
Application Openstack Horizon 2014.2.2 All All All
Application Openstack Horizon 2014.2.3 All All All
Application Openstack Horizon 2015.1.0 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug #1453074 “[OSSA 2015-010] help_text parameter of fields is v...” : Bugs : OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net Exploit, Vendor Advisory
OpenStack Open Source Cloud Computing Software » Message: [openstack-announce] [OSSA 2015-010] XSS in Horizon Heat stack creation (CVE-2015-3219) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.openstack.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - [OSSA 2015-010] XSS in Horizon Heat stack creation (CVE-2015-3219) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
OpenStack Horizon CVE-2015-3219 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - July 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3617-1 horizon af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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