Openstack Manila Persistent XSS in Metadata fieldGHSA-vq76-5ghr-9p4v
MEDIUMFix: openstack/manila-ui@009913dGHSA-vq76-5ghr-9p4v is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manila-ui. A fix is available for manila-ui — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Shares" overview in Openstack Manila before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Metadata field in the "Create Share" form.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | manila-ui | all versions | 2.5.1pip install --upgrade 'manila-ui==2.5.1' |
Affected Products
manilaopenstackopenstackredhatDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for manila-ui, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update manila-ui to 2.5.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-vq76-5ghr-9p4v 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | openstack-manila-ui-0:1.0.1-3.el7ost | RHSA-2016:2115 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | openstack-manila-ui-0:1.2.0-2.el7ost | RHSA-2016:2116 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka) | openstack-manila-ui-0:2.1.0-2.el7ost | RHSA-2016:2117 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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