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CVE-2012-3540 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  09/05/2012

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.8 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 4.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55329
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1565-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1039077
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78196
https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/35eada8a27323c0f83c400177797927aba6bc99b Exploit Patch
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16278.html
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16281.html

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
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cpe:2.3:a:openstack:horizon:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-3540
NVD Published Date:
09/05/2012
NVD Last Modified:
08/28/2017