CVE-2014-9493

Description

The V2 API in OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) before 2014.2.2 and 2014.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to read or delete arbitrary files via a full pathname in a file: URL in the image location property.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.98% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory openstack.org Vendor Advisory openstack.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0246.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1400966 issue tracking third party advisory
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2014-041.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71688 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2014-December/000317.html mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9493?
CVE-2014-9493 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9493?
To fix CVE-2014-9493, 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-2014-9493 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9493 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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