CVE-2013-1840
Openstack glance: swift: s3: openstack glance: information disclosure of backend credentials via cached image request
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Mar 22, 2013
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 19, 2013
Description
A flaw was found in OpenStack Glance. Remote authenticated users can exploit this vulnerability by requesting a cached image when the single-tenant Swift or S3 store is in use. This action causes the system to report the location field, which can lead to the disclosure of the operator's backend credentials.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-201 Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
OpenStack Folsom for RHEL 6Red Hat |
|
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0Red Hat |
References
- http://osvdb.org/91304
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0707.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52565
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/14/15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58490
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1764-1
- RHSA-2013:0707vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1840vdb-entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1135541
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82878
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24437/
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24438/
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24439/
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