3.5
LOW
CVE-2012-5571
OpenStack Keystone Authorization Bypass
Description

OpenStack Keystone Essex (2012.1) and Folsom (2012.2) does not properly handle EC2 tokens when the user role has been removed from a tenant, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by leveraging a token for the removed user role.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 18, 2012, 1:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-5571 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openstack folsom
2 Openstack essex
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-5571.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094286.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1556.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1557.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51423 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51436 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/5 Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/6 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56726
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1641-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1064914 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80333
https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/37308dd4f3e33f7bd0f71d83fd51734d1870713b Patch
https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/8735009dc5b895db265a1cd573f39f4acfca2a19 Patch
https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/9d68b40cb9ea818c48152e6c712ff41586ad9653 Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094286.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1556.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1557.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51423 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51436 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/5 Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/6 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56726
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1641-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1064914 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80333
https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/37308dd4f3e33f7bd0f71d83fd51734d1870713b Patch
https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/8735009dc5b895db265a1cd573f39f4acfca2a19 Patch
https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/9d68b40cb9ea818c48152e6c712ff41586ad9653 Patch

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-5571 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094286.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1556.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1557.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51423
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51436
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/5
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/6
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56726
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1641-1
    Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1064914
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80333
    Added Reference https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/37308dd4f3e33f7bd0f71d83fd51734d1870713b
    Added Reference https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/8735009dc5b895db265a1cd573f39f4acfca2a19
    Added Reference https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/9d68b40cb9ea818c48152e6c712ff41586ad9653
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/80333 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80333 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-5571 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-5571 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} -0.05%

score

0.58907

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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Availability