CVE-2013-2059 OpenStack Identity (Keystone) improper revoking of the authentication token when deleting a user

What is CVE-2013-2059?

CVE-2013-2059 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenStack Identity (Keystone) Folsom 2012.2.4 and earlier, Grizzly before 2013.1.1, and Havana does not immediately revoke the authentication token when deleting a user through the Keystone v2 API, which allows remote authenticated users to retain access via the token.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2059?

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

Products include Openstack Keystone.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2059?

Upgrade keystone to 8.0.0a0 or later.

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

Is CVE-2013-2059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2020-12690 Insufficient Session Expiration in OpenStack Keystone High 8.8
• CVE-2019-19687 OpenStack Keystone Credential Leakage High 8.8
• CVE-2026-43001 OpenStack Keystone has an Incorrect Authorization Issue High 7.9
• CVE-2014-2828 OpenStack Identity (Keystone) DoS through V3 API authentication chaining High 7.8
• CVE-2021-38155 OpenStack Keystone allows information disclosure during account locking High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2059, GHSA-hj89-qmx9-8qmh, PYSEC-2013-41.