PT-2012-6309 · Openstack · Openstack Dashboard

Published 2012-06-05 · Updated 2012-06-05

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) versions folsom-1 through 2012.1

Description A session fixation issue allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the sessionid cookie.

Recommendations For OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) versions folsom-1 through 2012.1, consider regenerating session IDs upon user login to prevent session fixation attacks. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to sensitive operations that rely on session authentication until a patch is available.

Related Identifiers

PYSEC-2012-33

Affected Products

Openstack Dashboard

References · 11

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2012-33 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/041b1c44c7d6cf5429505067c32f8f35166a8bab · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/05/1 · Note
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081173.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/53399 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49071 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/81741 · Note
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/978896 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75423 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49024 · Note
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1439-1 · Note