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CVE-2014-3473
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in horizon (CVE-2014-3473)
Summary
cross-site scripting in horizon (CVE-2014-3473). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `8.0.0a0` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2014-3473** has been found in horizon.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade horizon to **8.0.0a0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "horizon CVE-2014-3473" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2014-3473 (horizon) — CWE-79 /
Patched: `8.0.0a0` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Cross-site scripting (XSS)** (CWE-79) exists in horizon.
📍 Affected scope
horizon — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **8.0.0a0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'horizon' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'horizon' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `horizon` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade horizon to 8.0.0a0ステージング環境で 8.0.0a0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
horizon
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"8.0.0a0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3473
- advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68459
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vwv-2v7v-jmgr
- package https://opendev.org/openstack/horizon
- package https://pypi.org/project/horizon
- patch http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/6
- report https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1308727
- web https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/c844bd692894353c60b320005b804970605e910f
- web https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/de4466d88b816437fb29eff5ab23b9b964cd3985
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0939
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1188
- web https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3473
- web https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1116090
- web http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00040.html