=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2062-1
December 20, 2013
horizon vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
Summary:
Horizon could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software Description:
- horizon: Web interface for OpenStack cloud infrastructure
Details:
Chris Chapman discovered cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
in Horizon via the Volumes and Network Topology pages. An authenticated
attacker could exploit these to conduct stored cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks against users viewing these pages in order 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:
python-django-horizon 1:2013.2-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 13.04:
python-django-horizon 1:2013.1.4-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 12.10:
python-django-horizon 2012.2.4-0ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2062-1
CVE-2013-6858
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/horizon/1:2013.2-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/horizon/1:2013.1.4-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/horizon/2012.2.4-0ubuntu1.1