Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenStack Swift 1.11.0 through 1.13.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the WWW-Authenticate header.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | swift | 1.13.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | swift | 1.13.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | swift | 1.13.1-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | swift | 1.13.1-0ubuntu1.1 | USN-2256-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack 5 | openstack-swift +5 | 1.13.1-3.el7ost | RHSA-2014:0941 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 5 | python-swiftclient +1 | 2.1.0-2.el7ost | RHSA-2014:0941 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | swift | >= 1.11.0, < 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | GHSA-66vj-393f-hxfv |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2014:0941 Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-swift security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 1, 2026
- USN-2256-1 swift vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
References
- USN-2256-1 vendor-advisory
- 59532 third-party-advisory
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/101031/
- [oss-security] 20140619 [OSSA 2014-020] XSS in Swift requests through WWW-Authenticate header (CVE-2014-3497) mailing-list
- 68116 vdb-entry
- [openstack-announce] 20140619 [OSSA 2014-020] XSS in Swift requests through WWW-Authenticate header (CVE-2014-3497) mailing-list
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/101032/