PYSEC-2012-18

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    PYSEC-2012-18

    Published: 5 Sept 2012Last Modified: 9 Oct 2025
    Aliases:
    CVE-2012-3540

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/35eada8a27323c0f83c400177797927aba6bc99b, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55329, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/5, http://secunia.com/advisories/50480, https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16278.html, https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16281.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/4, https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1039077, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1565-1, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78196

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: horizon

    Purl: pkg:pypi/horizon

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -35eada8a27323c0f83c400177797927aba6bc99b

    Affected versions

    12.0.2
    12.0.3
    12.0.4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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