CVE-2013-6470 Auth bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2013-6470?

CVE-2013-6470 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Redhat Openstack, published on 2 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The default configuration in the standalone controller quickstack manifest in openstack-foreman-installer, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0, disables authentication for Qpid, which allows remote attackers to gain access by connecting to Qpid.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6470?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Openstack.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6470?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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

Is CVE-2013-6470 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6470 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-6m3c-qm8q-jf8f, RHSA-2014:0517.