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Ubuntu 13.10 USN-2206-1 Moderate: OpenStack Horizon XSS Risk

OpenStack Horizon did not properly process Heat templates.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2206-1 May 06, 2014 horizon vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.10 Summary: OpenStack Horizon did not properly process Heat templates. Software Description: - horizon: Web interface for OpenStack cloud infrastructure Details: Cristian Fiorentino discovered that OpenStack Horizon did not properly perform input sanitization for Heat templates. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted Heat template, an attacker could conduct cross-site scripting attacks. With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing server output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data, within the same domain. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: openstack-dashboard 1:2013.2.3-0ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2206-1 CVE-2014-0157 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/horizon/1:2013.2.3-0ubuntu1.1 . The vulnerability in OpenStack Horizon impacts Ubuntu 13.10, highlighting concerns related to cross-site scripting along with necessary updates.. OpenStack Horizon, Cross-Site Scripting, Ubuntu Security Notice. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 06, 2014 •Important Ubuntu