CVE-2015-0259: openstack nova
CVSS: 5.1v2.0MediumModified
AliasesSUSE-RU-2015:1730-1SUSE-SU-2015:1666-1GHSA-x8xr-rm9r-7mvfPYSEC-2026-883RHSA-2015:0790UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0259DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0259CGA-29ph-3x44-h58cCGA-2fmg-hgjj-f6mxCGA-5hpr-cr6j-v2hrCGA-5vqj-98w3-2f53CGA-5w62-43cg-cwgmCGA-6665-9432-fh3fCGA-9ffv-2h3m-x844CGA-hp76-x9fx-qmw2CGA-j2p8-98qv-xw7mCGA-mrh4-mqpg-p3g6CGA-mvgx-h9j3-h7wgCGA-mxr3-fcf5-3mm9CGA-prfg-99mp-4gxvCGA-qrfr-h4q3-rrwwCGA-rfq8-xp36-5m9mCGA-w7fm-9xvc-24mhCGA-wfj7-gq73-r8qrCGA-xp4h-f5hg-69xwCGA-gqc8-j7rg-v4vmCGA-qmm8-7356-mvcx
Published 01-04-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-0259 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in openstack nova. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.07%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1Timeline
- 01-04-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.1.4, 2014.2.x before 2014.2.3, and kilo before kilo-3 does not validate the origin of websocket requests, which allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for access to consoles via a crafted webpage.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 5.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.07%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
64%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.07% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.07%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat15 products
- openstack-nova< 0:2014.2.2-19.el7ost
- openstack-nova-api< 0:2014.2.2-19.el7ost
- openstack-nova-cells< 0:2014.2.2-19.el7ost
- openstack-nova-cert< 0:2014.2.2-19.el7ost
- openstack-nova-common< 0:2014.2.2-19.el7ost
Suse15 products
- crowbar-barclamp-ceilometer&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5< 1.9+git.1438201205.04a7436-9.8
- crowbar-barclamp-cinder&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5< 1.9+git.1438200979.c385b03-10.8
- crowbar-barclamp-hyperv&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5< 1.9+git.1432022529.1952009-10.8
- crowbar-barclamp-keystone&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5< 1.9+git.1438197158.e32ec9e-10.7
- crowbar-barclamp-neutron&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5< 1.9+git.1438265717.eb633ae-9.8
Chainguard4 products
- openstack-nova-2025.1All versions (No fix recorded)
- openstack-nova-2025.2< 32.2.0_git20260616-r2 | < 32.2.0_git20260709-r0 | All versions (No fix recorded)
- openstack-nova-2026.1< 33.0.1_git20260616-r3 | < 33.0.1_git20260709-r0 | All versions (No fix recorded)
- openstack-nova-2026.2All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- nova< 2014.1.3-11
Openstack1 product
- nova≥ 2014.1, < 2014.1.4 | ≥ 2014.2, < 2014.2.3 | 2015.1.0:milestone1 | 2015.1.0:milestone2
PyPI1 product
- nova< 2014.1.4 | ≥ 2014.2.0, < 2014.2.3
Ubuntu1 product
- nova< 1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1
7 vendors · 38 products
References
51 links- lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-March/000341.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTVendor AdvisoryWEBREPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/895594REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/915245REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/917091REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/917328REPORT
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- bugzilla.suse.com/919963REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/922751REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/927625REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/928189REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/931043REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/931284REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/931839REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/934225REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/934523REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/934651REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/934688REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/937117REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/920573REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/926596REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/926773REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/930574REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/944339REPORT
- opendev.org/openstack/novaPACKAGE
- pypi.org/project/novaPACKAGE
- access.redhat.com/site/…ARTICLE