OpenStack-Horizon: Open redirect through 'next' parameter
Published Sep 5, 2012
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.92%
Description
Open redirect vulnerability in views/auth_forms.py in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Essex (2012.1) allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the next parameter to auth/login/. NOTE: this issue was originally assigned CVE-2012-3542 by mistake.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.92% (0.02919) | 86.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.90% (0.02895) | 85.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.91% (0.01906) | 81.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.46% (0.04456) | 81.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.91% (0.01906) | 82.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00786) | 82.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00786) | 81.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00786) | 79.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00482) | 72.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 77.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50480 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55329 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1565-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3540 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1039077 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852246 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78196 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/35eada8a27323c0f83c400177797927aba6bc99b x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16278.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16281.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3540
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3540
Change history (0)
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