CVE-2015-5251

Description

OpenStack Image Service (Glance) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) allow remote authenticated users to change the status of their images and bypass access restrictions via the HTTP x-image-meta-status header to images/*.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory openstack.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-019.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1482371
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1897.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5251?
CVE-2015-5251 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5251?
To fix CVE-2015-5251, 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-2015-5251 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5251 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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