CVE-2013-0212 OpenStack Glance logs user name and password in cleartext
Authenticated users can obtain Swift credentials from logs when the endpoint is misconfigured in single tenant mode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-0212?
CVE-2013-0212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 24 Feb 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
store/swift.py in OpenStack Glance Essex (2012.1), Folsom (2012.2) before 2012.2.3, and Grizzly, when in Swift single tenant mode, logs the Swift endpoint's user name and password in cleartext when the endpoint is misconfigured or unusable, allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading the error messages.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0212?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including glance. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
glance PyPI | From 2012.1 | 2012.2.3 |
glance PyPI | From 2012.1 | 2012.2.3 |
Linux distribution packages (3)
openstack-glance Red Hat:openstack:2::el6 | All versions | 0:2012.2.1-4.el6ost |
openstack-glance-doc Red Hat:openstack:2::el6 | All versions | 0:2012.2.1-4.el6ost |
python-glance Red Hat:openstack:2::el6 | All versions | 0:2012.2.1-4.el6ost |
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Openstack Image Registry and Delivery Service \(Glance\).
How do I fix CVE-2013-0212?
Upgrade glance to 2012.2.3 or later.
Is CVE-2013-0212 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0212 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0212, GHSA-xv7j-2v4w-cjvh, RHSA-2013:0209.