CVE-2015-0259
mediumpriority · track · 20OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-x8xr-rm9r-7mvfOpenStack Compute (Nova) has Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
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.
- PYSEC-2026-883OpenStack Compute (Nova) has Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity2026-07-06vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (20)
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- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-March/000341.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0790.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0843.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0844.htmlcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0790cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0843cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0844cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0259cnnvd
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