CVE-2015-3988

python-django-horizon: persistent XSS in Horizon metadata dashboard

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) 2015.1.0 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the metadata to a (1) Glance image, (2) Nova flavor or (3) Host Aggregate.

Múltiples vulnerabilidades de XSS en OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) 2015.1.0 permiten a usuarios remotos autenticados inyectar secuencias de comandos web arbitrarios o HTML a través de los metadatos en (1) una imagen Glance, (2) un sabor Nova o (3) Host Aggregate.

A flaw was discovered in the OpenStack dashboard (horizon) handling of metadata. Potentially untrusted data was displayed from OpenStack Image service (glance) images, OpenStack Compute (nova) flavors, or host aggregates without correct sanitization. The flaw could be used by an authenticated user to conduct an XSS attack.

OpenStack Dashboard provides administrators and users with a graphical interface to access, provision, and automate cloud-based resources. Two security issues were discovered in the Horizon dashboard and are addressed in this update: A cross-site scripting flaw was found in the Horizon Orchestration dashboard. An attacker able to trick a Horizon user into using a malicious template during the stack creation could use this flaw to perform an XSS attack on that user.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-05-14 CVE Reserved
2015-05-19 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-07-12 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/12/9	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/14/14	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74666	Third Party Advisory
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-009.html	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1679.html	2016-12-24
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3988	2015-08-24
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222871	2015-08-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Openstack Search vendor "Openstack"		Horizon Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Horizon"				2015.1.0 Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Horizon" and version "2015.1.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris"				11.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" and version "11.2"		-		Affected