OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Instance Name HTML Injection Vulnerability

BID:63787

Info

OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Instance Name HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 63787
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2013-6858
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 03 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 23 2014 05:49PM
Credit: Chris Chapman
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Instance Name HTML Injection Vulnerability

OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Attacker-supplied HTML or JavaScript code could run in the context of the affected site, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and control how the site is rendered to the user; other attacks are also possible.

Exploit / POC

OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Instance Name HTML Injection Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using a web browser.

Solution / Fix

OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Instance Name HTML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Instance Name HTML Injection Vulnerability

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