python-django-horizon: XSS in Heat stack creation
Published Aug 20, 2015
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 3.20%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
Configuration 2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7
python-django-horizon-0:2014.2.3-7.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1679
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
python-django-horizon
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
python-django-horizon
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
python-django-horizon
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | python-django-horizon-0:2014.2.3-7.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1679 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | python-django-horizon | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | python-django-horizon | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | python-django-horizon | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.20% (0.03196) | 87.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.76% (0.02758) | 84.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00484) | 63.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 70.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 68.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 64.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-June/000361.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1679.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3617 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75109 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3219 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1453074 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228534 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rhjj-f6gq-6gx2 Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/28d8f49786d6df297b2574514916fa782e941e09
- https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/84da479739fbfff75d9492d00fd0ed1a31ea52b3
- https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/dab92e7d2f576caea8f81c8e22a516fb45633794
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/horizon/PYSEC-2015-40.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3219
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3219
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