CVE-2012-2144

Public Exploit

Description

Session fixation vulnerability in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) folsom-1 and 2012.1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the sessionid cookie.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.94% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/49024	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/05/1	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75423	vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081173.html	vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/978896
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1439-1	vendor advisory
https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/041b1c44c7d6cf5429505067c32f8f35166a8bab	patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/49071	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53399	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/81741	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2144?: CVE-2012-2144 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2144?: To fix CVE-2012-2144, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2144 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-2144 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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