CVE-2012-3540
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.029 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Open redirect vulnerability in views/auth_forms.py in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Essex (2012.1) allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the next parameter to auth/login/. NOTE: this issue was originally assigned CVE-2012-3542 by mistake.
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- PYSEC-2012-182012-09-05vendor · osvUS
Open redirect vulnerability in views/auth_forms.py in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Essex (2012.1) allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the next parameter to auth/login/. NOTE: this issue was originally assigned CVE-2012-3542 by mistake.
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references (31)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/50480cnnvd
- http://www.openstack.org/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/4cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/5cnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1565-1cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1039077cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78196cnnvd
- https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/35eada8a27323c0f83c400177797927aba6bc99bcnnvd
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