CVE-2013-0266 Information disclosure in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
Local attackers can read world-readable configuration files to steal OpenStack administrative passwords, enabling unauthorized access to cloud resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-0266?
CVE-2013-0266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse), published on 8 Mar 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in the `puppetlabs-cinder` module, as used in PackStack. This vulnerability is due to incorrect file permissions, specifically world-readable permissions, on the `cinder.conf` and `api-paste.ini` configuration files. A local user can exploit this by reading these files, which leads to the disclosure of OpenStack administrative passwords. This information disclosure could allow unauthorized access to sensitive OpenStack resources.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0266?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Openstack Essex, Openstack Folsom.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0266?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2013-0266 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0266 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
- CVE-2013-0261 Packstack: packstack: arbitrary file overwrite via symlink attack
- CVE-2012-4573 OpenStack Glance arbitrary deletion of non-protected images
- CVE-2012-5482 OpenStack Glance arbitrary deletion of non-protected images
- CVE-2012-3360 OpenStack Nova Directory traversal vulnerability
- CVE-2012-5571 Openstack keystone: openstack keystone: authorization bypass via improper ec2 token handling
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j8cr-2gxr-hvvj.