6.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-2256
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Public Flavor Enforcer Information Disclosure
Description

OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-2 does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (flavor properties), boot arbitrary flavors, and possibly have other unspecified impacts by guessing the flavor id.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 16, 2013, 7:14 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:28 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-2256 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 nova
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-2013-2256.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/281 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1194093 Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-2256 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-2256 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2013-2256 OpenStack: Nova private flavors resource limit circumvention OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-2 does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (flavor properties), boot arbitrary flavors, and possibly have other unspecified impacts by guessing the flavor id.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1199 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2256 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=993340 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-2 does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (flavor properties), boot arbitrary flavors, and possibly have other unspecified impacts by guessing the flavor id. CVE-2013-2256 OpenStack: Nova private flavors resource limit circumvention
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2256 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=993340 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1199 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1194093 Exploit https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1194093 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/281 Patch http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/281 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:havana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) havana-1
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2013.1.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2013.1 up to (excluding) 2013.1.3 *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:2013.2:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-2256 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-2013-2256 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.24 }} 0.03%

score

0.61405

percentile

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