CVE-2012-3540 is an open redirect vulnerability in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Essex (2012.1), specifically within the views/auth_forms.py component. This flaw allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary websites, facilitating phishing attacks by manipulating the 'next' parameter in the auth/login/ URL. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploits in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2012.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:horizon:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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