OpenStack Horizon Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilityGHSA-j57p-g33w-95c5
Fix: openstack/horizon@32a7b71GHSA-j57p-g33w-95c5 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in horizon. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for horizon — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in horizon/static/horizon/js/horizon.instances.js in the Launch Instance menu in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) before 2013.2.4, 2014.1 before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a network name.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | horizon | all versions | 8.0.0a0pip install --upgrade 'horizon==8.0.0a0' |
Affected Products
horizonopenstackopensuseopensuseResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for horizon, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update horizon to 8.0.0a0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-j57p-g33w-95c5 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6 | python-django-horizon-0:2013.2.3-3.el6ost | RHSA-2014:1188 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | python-django-horizon-0:2014.1.1-2.el7ost | RHSA-2014:0939 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-j57p-g33w-95c5 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.