1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1439-1

USN-1439-1: Horizon vulnerabilities

Publication date

7 May 2012

Overview

Horizon could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Releases

Packages

  • horizon - Web interface for OpenStack cloud infrastructure

Details

Matthias Weckbecker discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
in Horizon via the log viewer refrash mechanism. If a user were tricked
into viewing a specially crafted log message, a remote attacker could
exploit this to modify the contents or steal confidential data within the
same domain. (CVE-2012-2094)

Thomas Biege discovered a session fixation vulnerability in Horizon. An
attacker could exploit this to potentially allow access to unauthorized
information and capabilities. (CVE-2012-2144)

Matthias Weckbecker discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
in Horizon via the log viewer refrash mechanism. If a user were tricked
into viewing a specially crafted log message, a remote attacker could
exploit this to modify the contents or steal confidential data within the
same domain. (CVE-2012-2094)

Thomas Biege discovered a session fixation vulnerability in Horizon. An
attacker could exploit this to potentially allow access to unauthorized
information and capabilities. (CVE-2012-2144)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
12.04 precise python-django-horizon –  2012.1-0ubuntu8.1

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