CVE-2015-0259: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
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It was discovered that the OpenStack Compute (nova) console websocket does not correctly verify the origin header. An attacker could use this flaw to conduct a cross-site websocket hijack attack. Note that only Compute setups with VNC or SPICE enabled were affected by this flaw.
References
- lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-March/000341.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0790.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0843.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0844.html
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0790
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0843
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0844
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0259
- bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1409142
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190112
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8xr-rm9r-7mvf
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0259
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