CVE-2013-4497 OpenStack Compute Nova Improper Access Control
Remote attackers can bypass security group restrictions during image resizing or live migration in OpenStack Compute.
- 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-2013-4497?
CVE-2013-4497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The XenAPI backend in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana before 2013.2 does not properly apply security groups (1) when resizing an image or (2) during live migration, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4497?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including nova. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
nova PyPI | All versions | 12.0.0a0 |
nova PyPI | All versions | 12.0.0a0 |
nova PyPI | All versions | 12.0.0a0 |
Products include Openstack Folsom, Openstack Grizzly, Openstack Havana.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4497?
Upgrade nova to 12.0.0a0 or later.
Is CVE-2013-4497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2013-2161 OpenStack Swift Unchecked user input in XML responses
- CVE-2013-1665 XML External Entity (XXE) in Django
- CVE-2012-3447 Arbitrary file overwrite in OpenStack Nova
- CVE-2012-5625 OpenStack Nova Information leak in libvirt LVM-backed instances
- CVE-2013-4155 OpenStack Swift allows authenticated users to cause a denial of service
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4497, GHSA-27q4-38qf-m25h, PYSEC-2026-859.