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OpenStack Compute (Nova) has Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 8, 2023

Package

pip nova (pip)

Affected versions

< 2014.1.4
>= 2014.2.0, < 2014.2.3

Patched versions

2014.1.4
2014.2.3

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 1, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Reviewed Feb 8, 2023
Last updated Feb 8, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(43rd percentile)

Weaknesses

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2015-0259

GHSA ID

GHSA-x8xr-rm9r-7mvf

Source code

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