# CVE-2015-3219: OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-3219-openstack-dashboard-horizon-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2015-08-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2015-3219 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2015-08-20

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Orchestration/Stack section in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) 2014.2 before 2014.2.4 and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description parameter in a heat template, which is not properly handled in the help_text attribute in the Field class.

Technologies: [horizon (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/horizon). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2015-3219 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-3219 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2015-3219?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 August 2015.

**Which products and versions are affected?** horizon (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=8.0.0a0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2015-3219?** Yes. horizon (PyPI): upgrade to 8.0.0a0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2015-3219?** Check whether you run horizon (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- horizon (PyPI): upgrade to 8.0.0a0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "horizon>=8.0.0a0"
  ```


## Affected products

- horizon (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=8.0.0a0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2015-3219
- GHSA-rhjj-f6gq-6gx2
- PYSEC-2015-40

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