# CVE-2013-6470: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication and access Qpid services due to disabled authentication in the default OpenStack installer configuration.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Jun 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6m3c-qm8q-jf8f, RHSA-2014:0517

## 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 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6470?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `openstack-foreman-installer` | Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | All versions | 0:1.0.12-1.el6ost |

Products: Redhat Openstack.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-6470?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2013-6470 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openstack

- [CVE-2015-1842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1842/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-2637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2637/): Auth bypass in rhosp-director (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-38065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38065/): Privilege escalation in OpenStack (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-4474](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4474/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-31918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31918/): Information disclosure in tripleo-ansible (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-6470 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Redhat Openstack. 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-2013-6470/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6470/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6470
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6470
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-6470

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6470/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.