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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-2144 · published 5 June 2012

CVE-2012-2144: Openstack horizon vulnerability

Openstack · Horizon

Session fixation vulnerability in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) folsom-1 and 2012.1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the sessionid cookie.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.1% · top 18.1%
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Session fixation vulnerability in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) folsom-1 and 2012.1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the sessionid cookie.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081173.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49024 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49071 Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1439-1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/05/1
http://www.osvdb.org/81741
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53399
https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/978896
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75423
https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/041b1c44c7d6cf5429505067c32f8f35166a8bab ExploitPatch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081173.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49024 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49071 Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1439-1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/05/1
http://www.osvdb.org/81741
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53399
https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/978896
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75423
https://github.com/openstack/horizon/commit/041b1c44c7d6cf5429505067c32f8f35166a8bab ExploitPatch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-2144), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-14). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.