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CVE-2015-3219

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Orchestration/Stack section in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) 2014.2 before 2014.2.4 and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description parameter in a heat template, which is not properly handled in the help_text attribute in the Field class.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-3219 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from debian, from openstack, from oracle organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-08-20T20:59:00.117

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?
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Application	openstack	horizon	2014.2.0	Yes
Application	openstack	horizon	2014.2.1	Yes
Application	openstack	horizon	2014.2.2	Yes
Application	openstack	horizon	2014.2.3	Yes
Application	openstack	horizon	2015.1.0	Yes
Operating System	oracle	solaris	11.2	Yes

References

http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-June/000361.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1679.html ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3617 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/7 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75109 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1453074 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-June/000361.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1679.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3617 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/7 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75109 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1453074 Exploit, Vendor 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 debian'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.