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.
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 | horizon | 2015.1.0+2015.06.09.git15.e63af6c598-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | horizon | 2015.1.0+2015.06.09.git15.e63af6c598-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | horizon | 2015.1.0+2015.06.09.git15.e63af6c598-1 | — |
| Debian 8 | horizon | 2014.1.3-7+deb8u2 | DSA-3617-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack 6 | openstack-dashboard +3 | 2014.2.3-7.el7ost | RHSA-2015:1679 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 | crowbar-barclamp-nova_dashboard | 1.9+git.1443622531.b2b2939-9.3 | SUSE-SU-2015:2064-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 | openstack-dashboard | 2014.2.4~a0~dev12-13.2 | SUSE-SU-2015:2064-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 | python-django_openstack_auth | 1.1.7-11.3 | SUSE-SU-2015:2064-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | horizon | < 8.0.0a0 | 8.0.0a0 | GHSA-rhjj-f6gq-6gx2 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2015:1679 Red Hat Security Advisory: python-django-horizon security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 8, 2026
- DSA-3617-1 horizon - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:2064-1 Security update for openstack-dashboard SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- [openstack-announce] 20150609 [OSSA 2015-010] XSS in Horizon Heat stack creation (CVE-2015-3219) mailing-list
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1453074
- 75109 vdb-entry
- DSA-3617 vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- RHSA-2015:1679 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20150609 [OSSA 2015-010] XSS in Horizon Heat stack creation (CVE-2015-3219) mailing-list