Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon)…
Priority LOW 20CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) 2015.1.0 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the metadata to a (1) Glance image, (2) Nova flavor or (3) Host Aggregate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01787 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red 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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2015:1679 Released 2015-08-24 · Red Hat rating Moderatepython-django-horizon security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 openstack-dashboard-2014.2.3-7.el7ost, openstack-dashboard-theme-2014.2.3-7.el7ost, python-django-horizon-2014.2.3-7.el7ost +1
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 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1679 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3988
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chfp-7692-g532
References
Advisory 4
Sources
- CVE-2015-3988 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3988 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-chfp-7692-g532 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-3988 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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