Session fixation vulnerability in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) folsom-1 and 2012.1…
Priority LOW 34CWE-384Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-384.
Summary
Session fixation vulnerability in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) folsom-1 and 2012.1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the sessionid cookie.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02086 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed horizon (PyPI): 8.0.0a0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | horizon (PyPI) | before 8.0.0a0 | 8.0.0a0 | Patch available | GHSA-w7h9-8wr4-hwqh |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- horizon (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 8.0.0a0 Fixed in 8.0.0a0 Patch available GHSA-w7h9-8wr4-hwqh
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-w7h9-8wr4-hwqh horizon (PyPI) Fixed in 8.0.0a0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2144
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7h9-8wr4-hwqh
References
Other 6
- [oss-security] 20120505 [OSSA 2012-006] Horizon session fixation and reuse
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/978896
- 81741
- https://github.com/openstack/horizon
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/horizon/PYSEC-2012-33.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228173630/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53399
More OpenStack Horizon vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-31182 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Horizon 25.6 and 25.7 before 25.7.3. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-40246 OS command injection in OpenStack Horizon CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2012-03067 Open redirect vulnerability in views/auth_forms.py in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Essex… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2020-17754 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Horizon before 15.3.2, 16.x before 16.2.1, 17.x and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-22498 Open Redirect vulnerability in Horizon Web Dashboard 19.4.0 thru 20.1.4 via the success_url parameter. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2016-03804 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) 8.0.1 and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2012-2144 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2144 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w7h9-8wr4-hwqh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-2144 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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