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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2013-1840
Openstack glance: swift: s3: openstack glance: information disclosure of backend credentials via cached image request
Overview
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.

Details
INFO

Published Date :

March 22, 2013, 9:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2026, 7:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Impact
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-1840 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 glance
2 Openstack swift
3 Openstack folsom
4 Openstack essex
1 Redhat openstack
2 Redhat openstack_platform
1 Glance_project glance
1 Amazon s3_store
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 8
Scoring
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update OpenStack to address an unauthorized credential disclosure vulnerability.
  • Update the affected OpenStack packages.
  • Update the python-glance package.
References
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-2013-1840.

URL Resource
http://osvdb.org/91304
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0707.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/52565 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/14/15
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58490
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1764-1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0707
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1840
https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1135541
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82878
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24437/
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24438/
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24439/
http://osvdb.org/91304
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0707.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/52565 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/14/15
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58490
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1764-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1135541
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82878
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24437/
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24438/
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24439/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-1840 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-2013-1840 weaknesses.

CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-59: Session Credential Falsification through Prediction Session Credential Falsification through Prediction CAPEC-60: Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-116: Excavation Excavation CAPEC-169: Footprinting Footprinting CAPEC-224: Fingerprinting Fingerprinting CAPEC-285: ICMP Echo Request Ping ICMP Echo Request Ping CAPEC-287: TCP SYN Scan TCP SYN Scan CAPEC-290: Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records CAPEC-291: DNS Zone Transfers DNS Zone Transfers CAPEC-292: Host Discovery Host Discovery CAPEC-293: Traceroute Route Enumeration Traceroute Route Enumeration CAPEC-294: ICMP Address Mask Request ICMP Address Mask Request CAPEC-295: Timestamp Request Timestamp Request CAPEC-296: ICMP Information Request ICMP Information Request CAPEC-297: TCP ACK Ping TCP ACK Ping CAPEC-298: UDP Ping UDP Ping CAPEC-299: TCP SYN Ping TCP SYN Ping CAPEC-300: Port Scanning Port Scanning CAPEC-301: TCP Connect Scan TCP Connect Scan CAPEC-302: TCP FIN Scan TCP FIN Scan CAPEC-303: TCP Xmas Scan TCP Xmas Scan CAPEC-304: TCP Null Scan TCP Null Scan CAPEC-305: TCP ACK Scan TCP ACK Scan CAPEC-306: TCP Window Scan TCP Window Scan CAPEC-307: TCP RPC Scan TCP RPC Scan CAPEC-308: UDP Scan UDP Scan CAPEC-309: Network Topology Mapping Network Topology Mapping CAPEC-310: Scanning for Vulnerable Software Scanning for Vulnerable Software CAPEC-312: Active OS Fingerprinting Active OS Fingerprinting CAPEC-313: Passive OS Fingerprinting Passive OS Fingerprinting CAPEC-317: IP ID Sequencing Probe IP ID Sequencing Probe CAPEC-318: IP 'ID' Echoed Byte-Order Probe IP 'ID' Echoed Byte-Order Probe CAPEC-319: IP (DF) 'Don't Fragment Bit' Echoing Probe IP (DF) 'Don't Fragment Bit' Echoing Probe CAPEC-320: TCP Timestamp Probe TCP Timestamp Probe CAPEC-321: TCP Sequence Number Probe TCP Sequence Number Probe CAPEC-322: TCP (ISN) Greatest Common Divisor Probe TCP (ISN) Greatest Common Divisor Probe CAPEC-323: TCP (ISN) Counter Rate Probe TCP (ISN) Counter Rate Probe CAPEC-324: TCP (ISN) Sequence Predictability Probe TCP (ISN) Sequence Predictability Probe CAPEC-325: TCP Congestion Control Flag (ECN) Probe TCP Congestion Control Flag (ECN) Probe CAPEC-326: TCP Initial Window Size Probe TCP Initial Window Size Probe CAPEC-327: TCP Options Probe TCP Options Probe CAPEC-328: TCP 'RST' Flag Checksum Probe TCP 'RST' Flag Checksum Probe CAPEC-329: ICMP Error Message Quoting Probe ICMP Error Message Quoting Probe CAPEC-330: ICMP Error Message Echoing Integrity Probe ICMP Error Message Echoing Integrity Probe CAPEC-472: Browser Fingerprinting Browser Fingerprinting CAPEC-497: File Discovery File Discovery CAPEC-508: Shoulder Surfing Shoulder Surfing CAPEC-573: Process Footprinting Process Footprinting CAPEC-574: Services Footprinting Services Footprinting CAPEC-575: Account Footprinting Account Footprinting CAPEC-576: Group Permission Footprinting Group Permission Footprinting CAPEC-577: Owner Footprinting Owner Footprinting CAPEC-616: Establish Rogue Location Establish Rogue Location CAPEC-643: Identify Shared Files/Directories on System Identify Shared Files/Directories on System CAPEC-646: Peripheral Footprinting Peripheral Footprinting CAPEC-651: Eavesdropping Eavesdropping CAPEC-12: Choosing Message Identifier Choosing Message Identifier CAPEC-217: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured SSL/TLS Exploiting Incorrectly Configured SSL/TLS CAPEC-612: WiFi MAC Address Tracking WiFi MAC Address Tracking CAPEC-613: WiFi SSID Tracking WiFi SSID Tracking CAPEC-618: Cellular Broadcast Message Request Cellular Broadcast Message Request CAPEC-619: Signal Strength Tracking Signal Strength Tracking CAPEC-621: Analysis of Packet Timing and Sizes Analysis of Packet Timing and Sizes CAPEC-622: Electromagnetic Side-Channel Attack Electromagnetic Side-Channel Attack CAPEC-623: Compromising Emanations Attack Compromising Emanations Attack

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

    Oct. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/91304
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0707.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/52565
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/14/15
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58490
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1764-1
    Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1135541
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82878
    Added Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24437/
    Added Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24438/
    Added Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24439/
    Removed Reference http://osvdb.org/91304
    Removed Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0707.html
    Removed Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/52565
    Removed Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/14/15
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58490
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1764-1
    Removed Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1135541
    Removed Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82878
    Removed Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24437/
    Removed Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24438/
    Removed Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24439/
    Removed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/52565 Types: Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-201
    Added Affected Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2013/1xxx/CVE-2013-1840.json">CVE-2013-1840</a>
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/91304
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0707.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/52565
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/14/15
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58490
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1764-1
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0707
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1840
    Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1135541
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82878
    Added Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24437/
    Added Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24438/
    Added Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24439/
    Removed Reference http://osvdb.org/91304
    Removed Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0707.html
    Removed Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/52565
    Removed Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/14/15
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58490
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1764-1
    Removed Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1135541
    Removed Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82878
    Removed Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24437/
    Removed Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24438/
    Removed Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24439/
    Removed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/52565 Types: Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'n/a', 'product': 'n/a', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'n/a'}]}]
  • Status Change by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/91304
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0707.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/52565
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/14/15
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58490
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1764-1
    Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1135541
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82878
    Added Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24437/
    Added Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24438/
    Added Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24439/
  • 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/82878 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82878 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2013

    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.
CVSS
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 3.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
EPSS
Exploit Prediction

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

1.70 }} -0.01%

score

0.77325

percentile