Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-3540
CVE-2012-3540
Description
Open redirect vulnerability in views/auth_forms.py in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Essex (2012.1) allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the next parameter to auth/login/. NOTE: this issue was originally assigned CVE-2012-3542 by mistake.
Affected products
1Patches
135eada8a2732https://github.com/openstack/horizonvia nvd-ref
Vulnerability mechanics
Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
References
10- github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/35eada8a27323c0f83c400177797927aba6bc99bnvdExploitPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/50480nvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/4nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/5nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55329nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1565-1nvd
- bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1039077nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78196nvd
- lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16278.htmlnvd
- lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16281.htmlnvd
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