Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenStack Swift 1.11.0 through 1.13.1 allows…
Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0211 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed swift (PyPI): 2.0.0Red Hat: 1 advisory
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 |
| — | swift (PyPI) | 1.11.0 to before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-66vj-393f-hxfv |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- swift (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.11.0 to before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available GHSA-66vj-393f-hxfv
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.0 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.0 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13.0 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.13.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13.1 rc1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.13.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13.1 rc2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.13.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.13.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-66vj-393f-hxfv swift (PyPI) Fixed in 2.0.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2014:0941 Released 2014-07-24 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-swift security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 openstack-swift-1.13.1-3.el7ost, openstack-swift-account-1.13.1-3.el7ost, openstack-swift-container-1.13.1-3.el7ost +5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0941 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3497
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-66vj-393f-hxfv
References
Other 11
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/101031/
- [oss-security] 20140619 [OSSA 2014-020] XSS in Swift requests through WWW-Authenticate header (CVE-2014-3497)
- [openstack-announce] 20140619 [OSSA 2014-020] XSS in Swift requests through WWW-Authenticate header (CVE-2014-3497)
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/101032/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0941
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3497
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1110809
- https://opendev.org/openstack/swift
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/101031
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/101032
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229060002/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68116
More OpenStack Swift vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-12224 An issue was discovered in middleware.py in OpenStack Swauth through 1.2.0 when used with… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-03749 OpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-00662 OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.1 (Kilo), 2.4.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-00661 OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.4.0 does not properly close client connections… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-01667 OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.0, when allow_version is configured, allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2026-36265 Infinite loop in OpenStack Swift CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2014-3497 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3497 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-66vj-393f-hxfv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-3497 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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