The (1) OS-KSADM/services and (2) tenant APIs in OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-2 do not properly validate X-Auth-Token, which allow remote attackers to read the roles for an arbitrary user or get, create, or delete arbitrary services.
CVE-2012-4456
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 89.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 9, 2012
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (24)
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/50665
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/28/5
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55716
- secalert@redhathttps://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1006815
- secalert@redhathttps://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1006822
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861179
- secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78944
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/14b136aed9d988f5a8f3e699bd4577c9b874d6c1
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/1d146f5c32e58a73a677d308370f147a3271c2cb
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/24df3adb3f50cbb5ada411bc67aba8a781e6a431
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/868054992faa45d6f42d822bf1588cb88d7c9ccb
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg17034.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50665
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/28/5
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55716
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | openstack-keystone-0:2012.1.2-4.el6 | 2012-10-16 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| keystone | — | 2012.1.2 | — |
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