OpenStack Swift 1.11.0/1.12.0/1.13.0/1.13.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenStack Swift 1.11.0/1.12.0/1.13.0/1.13.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-3497. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Swift 1.11.0/1.12.0/1.13.0/1.13.1 (Cloud Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenStack Swift 1.11.0 through 1.13.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the WWW-Authenticate header.

The weakness was presented 07/03/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at review.openstack.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-3497 since 05/14/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76251 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : swift vulnerability (USN-2256-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195532 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Swift Vulnerability (USN-2256-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (76251), SecurityFocus (BID 68116†), Secunia (SA59532†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45243†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 76251
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : swift vulnerability (USN-2256-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for swift USN-2256-1
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org

Advisory: USN-2256-1
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CVE: CVE-2014-3497 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3497
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70268

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SecurityFocus: 68116 - Openstack Swift 'WWW-Authenticate' Header Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 59532 - Ubuntu update for python-swift, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 45243 - Openstack Swift Remote XSS due to Improper Sanitize of WWW-Authenticate Header Value, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 12/16/2024 11:01
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (62), 06/01/2017 08:05 (10), 03/24/2022 12:14 (3), 03/24/2022 12:21 (1), 12/16/2024 11:01 (16)
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