PT-2012-4796 · Openstack · Openstack Keystone+1

Dolph Mathews · CVE-2012-3542 · Published 2012-09-05 · Updated 2023-02-13

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

8.7

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenStack Keystone versions prior to folsom-rc1 OpenStack Essex (2012.1)

Description The issue allows remote attackers to add an arbitrary user to an arbitrary tenant via a request to update the user's default tenant to the administrative API.

Recommendations For OpenStack Keystone versions prior to folsom-rc1, update to folsom-rc1 or later to resolve the issue. For OpenStack Essex (2012.1), consider upgrading to a newer version that is not affected by this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the administrative API to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-3542

GHSA-GF2Q-J2QQ-PJF2

PYSEC-2012-19

RHSA-2012:1378

Affected Products

Openstack Essex

Openstack Keystone

References · 21

• https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/c13d0ba606f7b2bdc609a7f388334e5efec3f3aa · Patch
• https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/5438d3b5a219d7c8fa67e66e538d325a61617155 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3542 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3542 · Security Note
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1552-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50467 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-3542 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-gf2q-j2qq-pjf2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3542 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2012-19 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openstack/keystone · Note
• https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keystone/PYSEC-2012-19.yaml · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gf2q-j2qq-pjf2 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/6 · Note