CVE-2012-4457

Description

OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-3 does not properly handle authorization tokens for disabled tenants, which allows remote authenticated users to access the tenant's resources by requesting a token for the tenant.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory launchpad.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/50665 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861180 third party advisory issue tracking
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg17035.html third party advisory mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78947 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/28/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55716 third party advisory vdb entry
https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/5373601bbdda10f879c08af1698852142b75f8d5 third party advisory
https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/4ebfdfaf23c6da8e3c182bf3ec2cb2b7132ef685 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4457?
CVE-2012-4457 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4457?
To fix CVE-2012-4457, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-4457 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4457 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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