CVE-2014-3497 OpenStack Swift Cross-site Scriping vulnerability
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the WWW-Authenticate header in OpenStack Swift, requiring user interaction to execute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3497?
CVE-2014-3497 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenStack Swift 1.11.0 through 1.13.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the WWW-Authenticate header.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3497?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including swift. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
swift PyPI | From 1.11.0 | 2.0.0 |
swift PyPI | From 1.11.0 | 2.0.0 |
swift PyPI | From 1.11.0 | 2.0.0 |
Linux distribution packages (8)
openstack-swift Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-3.el7ost |
openstack-swift-account Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-3.el7ost |
openstack-swift-container Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-3.el7ost |
openstack-swift-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-3.el7ost |
openstack-swift-object Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-3.el7ost |
openstack-swift-proxy Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-3.el7ost |
python-swiftclient Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2.1.0-2.el7ost |
python-swiftclient-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2.1.0-2.el7ost |
Products include Openstack Swift.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3497?
Upgrade swift to 2.0.0 or later.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2014-3497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2016-0737 OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
- CVE-2016-0738 OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
- CVE-2026-49017 OpenStack Swift: s3api middleware enters an infinite loop when processing a truncated aws-chunked PUT request body
- CVE-2013-6396 Python Swift client is vulnerable to Missing SSL Certificate Check
- CVE-2026-50221 OpenStack Swift vulnerable to authenticated server-side request forgery
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3497, GHSA-66vj-393f-hxfv, PYSEC-2026-928, RHSA-2014:0941, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3497, USN-2256-1.