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FKIE_CVE-2012-4456

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-10-09 15:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:45
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/50665Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/28/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55716Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1006815Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1006822Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861179Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78944Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttps://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/14b136aed9d988f5a8f3e699bd4577c9b874d6c1Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/1d146f5c32e58a73a677d308370f147a3271c2cbThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/24df3adb3f50cbb5ada411bc67aba8a781e6a431Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/868054992faa45d6f42d822bf1588cb88d7c9ccbThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg17034.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50665Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/28/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55716Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1006815Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1006822Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861179Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78944Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/14b136aed9d988f5a8f3e699bd4577c9b874d6c1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/1d146f5c32e58a73a677d308370f147a3271c2cbThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/24df3adb3f50cbb5ada411bc67aba8a781e6a431Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/868054992faa45d6f42d822bf1588cb88d7c9ccbThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg17034.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
openstack keystone *
openstack keystone 2012.2

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          "vendor": "n/a",
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
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              "matchCriteriaId": "C7C2AEDF-D70D-4AA0-9E4F-A0DEEBDE7AB0",
              "versionEndExcluding": "2012.1.2",
              "versionStartIncluding": "2012.1",
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "(1) OS-KSADM/services y (2) la API de identidades en OpenStack Keystone Essex antes de v2012.1.2 y Folsom antes de Folsom-2 no validan correctamente X-auth-Token, lo que permite a atacantes remotos leer los roles de un usuario de su elecci\u00f3n u obtener, crear o eliminar servicios de su elecci\u00f3n."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2012-4456",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:45:08.107",
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        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
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      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78944"
    },
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}



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