OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) before 2014.1.3 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.1 does not…
Priority LOW 28CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) before 2014.1.3 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.1 does not properly handle session records when using a db or memcached session engine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of requests to the login page.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02944 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:horizon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.1 to before 2014.1.3; 2014.2.0 to before 2014.2.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:horizon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.1 to before 2014.1.3; 2014.2.0 to before 2014.2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2015:0839 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating Moderatepython-django-horizon and python-django-openstack-auth update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 openstack-dashboard-2014.1.4-1.el7ost, openstack-dashboard-theme-2014.1.4-1.el7ost, python-django-horizon-2014.1.4-1.el7ost +2
- RHSA-2015:0845 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating Moderatepython-django-horizon and python-django-openstack-auth update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 openstack-dashboard-2014.1.4-1.el6ost, openstack-dashboard-theme-2014.1.4-1.el6ost, python-django-horizon-2014.1.4-1.el6ost +2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0845 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0839 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8124
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q878-vxpg-6qx6
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-8124 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-8124 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q878-vxpg-6qx6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-8124 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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