An issue was discovered in OpenStack Horizon before 15.3.2, 16.x before 16.2.1, 17.x and…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Horizon before 15.3.2, 16.x before 16.2.1, 17.x and 18.x before 18.3.3, 18.4.x, and 18.5.x. There is a lack of validation of the "next" parameter, which would allow someone to supply a malicious URL in Horizon that can cause an automatic redirect to the provided malicious URL.
Why it matters now
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 15.3.2 | 15.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m |
| — | horizon (PyPI) | 16.0.0 to before 16.2.1 | 16.2.1 | Patch available | GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m |
| — | horizon (PyPI) | 17.0.0 to before 18.3.3 | 18.3.3 | Patch available | GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m |
| — | horizon (PyPI) | 18.4.0 to before 18.6.0 | 18.6.0 | Patch available | GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- horizon (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 15.3.2 Fixed in 15.3.2 Patch available GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m
- horizon (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 16.0.0 to before 16.2.1 Fixed in 16.2.1 Patch available GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m
- horizon (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 17.0.0 to before 18.3.3 Fixed in 18.3.3 Patch available GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m
- horizon (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 18.4.0 to before 18.6.0 Fixed in 18.6.0 Patch available GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m horizon (PyPI) Fixed in 15.3.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m horizon (PyPI) Fixed in 16.2.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m horizon (PyPI) Fixed in 18.3.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m horizon (PyPI) Fixed in 18.6.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2020:5572 Released 2020-12-16 · Red Hat rating Moderatepython-django-horizon security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 openstack-dashboard-1:13.0.3-7.el7ost, python-django-horizon-1:13.0.3-7.el7ost
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 for RHEL 7.6 EUS Server openstack-dashboard-1:13.0.3-7.el7ost, python-django-horizon-1:13.0.3-7.el7ost
- RHSA-2020:5411 Released 2020-12-15 · Red Hat rating Moderatepython-django-horizon security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 openstack-dashboard-1:16.2.1-1.20201114033610.el8ost, python-django-horizon-1:16.2.1-1.20201114033610.el8ost, python3-django-horizon-1:16.2.1-1.20201114033610.el8ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15 (Stein) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5572 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 for RHEL 7.6 EUS Server | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5572 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5411 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-29565
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m
References
Patch 4
Other 8
- https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/252467100f75587e18df9c43ed5802ee8f0017fa
- https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/6c208edf323ced07b15ec4bc3879bddb91d398bc
- https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/9e0e333ab5277b6c396f602862ff90398cb0242b
- https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/baa370f84332ad41502daea29a551705696f4421
- https://github.com/openstack/horizon
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/horizon/PYSEC-2020-45.yaml
- https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/horizon/+/758841
- https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/horizon/+/758843
Sources
- CVE-2020-29565 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-29565 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f8fh-xp28-q59m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-29565 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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