# CVE-2015-0271: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers with low privileges can read arbitrary files via path traversal in the Red Hat access plugin for OpenStack Dashboard.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Mar 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qr8c-4v4w-95m2, RHSA-2015:0645, RHSA-2015:0840, RHSA-2015:0841

## What is CVE-2015-0271?

CVE-2015-0271 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Openstack, published on 10 Mar 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The log-viewing function in the Red Hat redhat-access-plugin before 6.0.3 for OpenStack Dashboard (horizon) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted path.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0271?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `redhat-access-plugin-openstack` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:5.0.1-0.el6ost |
| `redhat-access-plugin-openstack` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:5.0.1-0.el7ost |
| `redhat-access-plugin-openstack` | Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:6.0.3-0.el7ost |

Products: Redhat Openstack.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-0271?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-0271 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0271 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openstack

- [CVE-2015-1842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1842/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-2637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2637/): Auth bypass in rhosp-director (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-38065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38065/): Privilege escalation in OpenStack (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-4474](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4474/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-31918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31918/): Information disclosure in tripleo-ansible (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-0271 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-0271 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Openstack, published on 10 Mar 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0271 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Openstack. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0271/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0271/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0271
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0271
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-0271

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0271/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.