CVE-2015-3219 OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via heat template descriptions in OpenStack Dashboard, requiring user interaction to execute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-3219?
CVE-2015-3219 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 20 Aug 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3219?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including horizon. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
horizon PyPI | All versions | 8.0.0a0 |
horizon PyPI | All versions | 8.0.0a0 |
horizon PyPI | All versions | 8.0.0a0 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Openstack Horizon, Oracle Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3219?
Upgrade horizon to 8.0.0a0 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-2015-3219 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3219 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3219, GHSA-rhjj-f6gq-6gx2, PYSEC-2015-40.