CVE-2015-0259

Description

OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.1.4, 2014.2.x before 2014.2.3, and kilo before kilo-3 does not validate the origin of websocket requests, which allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for access to consoles via a crafted webpage.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory openstack.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-March/000341.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0844.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0790.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0843.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1409142 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0259?
CVE-2015-0259 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0259?
To fix CVE-2015-0259, 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-2015-0259 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-0259 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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