Open redirect in Openstack Horizon - CVE-2020-29565
Published: December 4, 2020 / Updated: December 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49154
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29565
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "next" parameter. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.
Affected software
Openstack Horizon
horizon (Debian package)
openstack-dashboard (Ubuntu package)
python-django-horizon (Red Hat package)
Red Hat OpenStack
Red Hat OpenStack for IBM Power
Ubuntu
horizon (Debian package)
openstack-dashboard (Ubuntu package)
python-django-horizon (Red Hat package)
Red Hat OpenStack
Red Hat OpenStack for IBM Power
Ubuntu
How to mitigate CVE-2020-29565
Install updates from vendor's website.
Openstack Horizon - addressed in versions 15.3.2, 18.6.0
horizon (Debian package) - update to 3:14.0.2-3+deb10u2
openstack-dashboard (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2:9.1.2-0ubuntu5.2, 3:13.0.3-0ubuntu2, 3:18.3.2-0ubuntu0.20.04.4
python-django-horizon (Red Hat package) - update to 16.2.1-1.20201114033610.el8ost
horizon (Debian package) - update to 3:14.0.2-3+deb10u2
openstack-dashboard (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2:9.1.2-0ubuntu5.2, 3:13.0.3-0ubuntu2, 3:18.3.2-0ubuntu0.20.04.4
python-django-horizon (Red Hat package) - update to 16.2.1-1.20201114033610.el8ost