# CVE-2013-4471: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can change user passwords without the current password by leveraging an authentication token, leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/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:** 14 May 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4471, GHSA-3hqv-63pg-94p2

## What is CVE-2013-4471?

CVE-2013-4471 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 May 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Identity v3 API in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) before 2013.2 does not require the current password when changing passwords for user accounts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to change a user password by leveraging the authentication token for that user.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4471?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openstack Horizon.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-4471?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2013-4471 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-2144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2144/): OpenStack Horizon Session Fixation (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2022-45582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45582/): Horizon Web Dashboard Open Redirect vulnerability (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2026-55748](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55748/): OpenStack Horizon RC file generation does not escape special characters in project names (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2012-3540](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3540/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2026-43002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43002/): OpenStack Horizon has Incorrect Behavior Order (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4471 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-4471 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 May 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2013-4471/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4471/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4471
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4471
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4471

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4471/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.