CVE-2013-1840

Openstack glance: swift: s3: openstack glance: information disclosure of backend credentials via cached image request

Published Mar 22, 2013 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in OpenStack Glance. Remote authenticated users can exploit this vulnerability by requesting a cached image when the single-tenant Swift or S3 store is in use. This action causes the system to report the location field, which can lead to the disclosure of the operator's backend credentials.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-3539 The v1 API in OpenStack Glance Essex (2012.1), Folsom (2012.2), and Grizzly, when using the single-tenant Swift or S3 store, reports the location field, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the operator's backend credentials via a request for a cached image.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-c8w9-83vg-r8vv OpenStack Glance is vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1764-1 OpenStack Glance vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The v1 API in OpenStack Glance Essex (2012.1), Folsom (2012.2), and Grizzly, when using the single-tenant Swift or S3 store, reports the location field, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the operator's backend credentials via a request for a cached image. A flaw was found in OpenStack Glance. Remote authenticated users can exploit this vulnerability by requesting a cached image when the single-tenant Swift or S3 store is in use. This action causes the system to report the location field, which can lead to the disclosure of the operator's backend credentials.
Title Glance: Backend credentials leak in Glance v1 API Openstack glance: swift: s3: openstack glance: information disclosure of backend credentials via cached image request
Weaknesses CWE-201
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:16.2
cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:17.1
cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:18.0
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 6:03 PM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 22, 2013, 9:55 PM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 7:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 14, 2013, 12:00 AM