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CVE-2014-3473

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Orchestration/Stack section in the Horizon Orchestration dashboard in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) before 2013.2.4, 2014.1 before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2, when used with Heat, allows remote Orchestration template owners or catalogs to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted template.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-3473 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from openstack, from opensuse organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-10-31T15:55:03.743

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	openstack	horizon	< 2013.2.4	Yes
Application	openstack	horizon	< 2014.1.2	Yes
Application	openstack	horizon	juno-1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00040.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/6 Mailing List, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68459 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1308727 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00040.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/6 Mailing List, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68459 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1308727 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For openstack's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.