CVE-2013-4222 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can retain access via tokens after a tenant is disabled due to improper token revocation in OpenStack Keystone.

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-2013-4222?

CVE-2013-4222 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 30 Sep 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenStack Identity (Keystone) Folsom, Grizzly 2013.1.3 and earlier, and Havana before havana-3 does not properly revoke user tokens when a tenant is disabled, which allows remote authenticated users to retain access via the token.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4222?

It affects 4 products.

Linux distribution packages (3)
openstack-keystone Red Hat:openstack:3::el6All versions0:2013.1.4-1.el6ost
openstack-keystone-doc Red Hat:openstack:3::el6All versions0:2013.1.4-1.el6ost
python-keystone Red Hat:openstack:3::el6All versions0:2013.1.4-1.el6ost

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Openstack Keystone, Redhat Openstack.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4222?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2013-4222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4222, GHSA-g99j-vfcp-3vmf, RHSA-2013:1524.

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