PT-2014-2801 · Openstack · Openstack Dashboard

Matthias Runge · Published 2014-05-14 · Updated 2021-03-09 · CVE-2013-4471

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) versions prior to 2013.2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to change a user's password without requiring the current password, making it easier for them to gain unauthorized access to user accounts. This is possible by leveraging the authentication token for the targeted user account.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2013.2, update to version 2013.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-4471

Affected Products

Openstack Dashboard

References · 6

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4471 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4471 · Security Note
• http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack/2013-November/003299.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1237989 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4471 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4471 · Vendor Advisory