# CVE-2013-1815: Packstack: red hat openstack: packstack: unauthorized system modification via insecure answer file creation

> Local attackers can modify deployed systems by exploiting insecure answer file creation in temporary directories, leading to unauthorized changes.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2013
- **Updated:** 30 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fp87-8q28-x5v6, RHSA-2013:0671

## What is CVE-2013-1815?

CVE-2013-1815 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse), published on 10 Apr 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 PackStack. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify deployed systems by changing the answer file, which is created in insecure directories such as /tmp or the current working directory. This insecure file creation could lead to unauthorized system modifications.

Weakness: CWE-255, CWE-379 (Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1815?

It affects 3 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `openstack-packstack` | Red Hat:openstack:2::el6 | All versions | 0:2012.2.3-0.1.dev454.el6ost |

Products: Redhat Openstack Essex, Redhat Openstack Folsom, Redhat Packstack.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1815?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2013-1815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)

- [CVE-2012-6120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6120/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1815 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1815 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse), published on 10 Apr 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1815/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1815/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1815
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1815
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1815

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1815/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.