# CVE-2013-1840: OpenStack Glance is vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information

> Authenticated users can obtain backend storage credentials by requesting cached images in OpenStack Glance when using specific single-tenant configurations.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Mar 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1840, GHSA-c8w9-83vg-r8vv, PYSEC-2013-46, RHSA-2013:0707

## What is CVE-2013-1840?

CVE-2013-1840 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The v1 API in OpenStack Glance Essex (2012.1), Folsom (2012.2), and Grizzly, when using the single-tenant Swift or S3 store, reports the location field, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the operator's backend credentials via a request for a cached image.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1840?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including glance. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `glance` | PyPI | All versions to v1 | None |
| `glance` | PyPI | All versions | 11.0.0a0 |
| `glance` | PyPI | All versions | 11.0.0a0 |
| `openstack-glance` | Red Hat:openstack:2::el6 | All versions | 0:2012.2.3-8.el6ost |
| `openstack-glance-doc` | Red Hat:openstack:2::el6 | All versions | 0:2012.2.3-8.el6ost |
| `python-glance` | Red Hat:openstack:2::el6 | All versions | 0:2012.2.3-8.el6ost |

Products: Openstack Glance.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1840?

Upgrade glance to 11.0.0a0 or later.

## Is CVE-2013-1840 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1840 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-7200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7200/): OpenStack Glance Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2015-8234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8234/): OpenStack Glance Signature Verification Bypass (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2026-34881](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34881/): OpenStack Glance is affected by Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2016-8611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8611/): Denial of service in openstack-glance (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2015-3289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3289/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1840 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1840 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1840 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- glance (PyPI): affected all versions up to v1; no fix listed
- glance (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 11.0.0a0
- glance (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 11.0.0a0

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-2013-1840/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1840/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1840
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1840
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1840

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1840/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.