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CVE-2014-3497
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in swift (CVE-2014-3497)
Summary
cross-site scripting in swift (CVE-2014-3497). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `2.0.0` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2014-3497** has been found in swift.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade swift to **2.0.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "swift CVE-2014-3497" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2014-3497 (swift) — CWE-79 /
Patched: `2.0.0` — 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 swift.
📍 Affected scope
swift — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **2.0.0**.
🛡️ 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 'swift' .` 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 'swift' . | 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 `swift` 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 swift to 2.0.0ステージング環境で 2.0.0 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
swift
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"1.11.0"},{"fixed":"2.0.0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3497
- advisory http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2256-1
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-66vj-393f-hxfv
- advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/59532
- package https://opendev.org/openstack/swift
- package https://pypi.org/project/swift
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0941
- web https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3497
- web https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1110809
- web https://review.openstack.org/#/c/101031
- web https://review.openstack.org/#/c/101032
- web https://web.archive.org/web/20200229060002/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68116
- web http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2014-June/000243.html
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/10
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68116
- web https://review.openstack.org/#/c/101031/
- web https://review.openstack.org/#/c/101032/