CVE-2013-1865 OpenStack Keystone Improper Authentication vulnerability

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions in OpenStack Keystone by using revoked PKI tokens, allowing unauthorized access to protected resources.

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-2013-1865?

CVE-2013-1865 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 22 Mar 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenStack Keystone Folsom (2012.2) does not properly perform revocation checks for Keystone PKI tokens when done through a server, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a revoked PKI token.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1865?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including keystone. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
keystone PyPIFrom 2012.22012.2.4
keystone PyPIFrom 2012.22012.2.4
keystone PyPIFrom 2012.22012.2.4

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Openstack Folsom.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1865?

Upgrade keystone to 2012.2.4 or later.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2013-1865 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1865 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-22q6-wwq7-2jj9, PYSEC-2013-39.

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