OpenStack Keystone, as used in OpenStack Folsom before folsom-rc1 and OpenStack Essex…
Priority LOW 25CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
OpenStack Keystone, as used in OpenStack Folsom before folsom-rc1 and OpenStack Essex (2012.1), allows remote attackers to add an arbitrary user to an arbitrary tenant via a request to update the user's default tenant to the administrative API. NOTE: this identifier was originally incorrectly assigned to an open redirect issue, but the correct identifier for that issue is CVE-2012-3540.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02491 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed keystone (PyPI): 2012.1Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | keystone (PyPI) | before 2012.1 | 2012.1 | Patch available | GHSA-gf2q-j2qq-pjf2 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- keystone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2012.1 Fixed in 2012.1 Patch available GHSA-gf2q-j2qq-pjf2
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-gf2q-j2qq-pjf2 keystone (PyPI) Fixed in 2012.1 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2012:1378 Released 2012-10-16 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-keystone security update
- RHOS Essex Release openstack-keystone-2012.1.2-4.el6, openstack-keystone-doc-2012.1.2-4.el6, python-keystone-2012.1.2-4.el6 +1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| RHOS Essex Release | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1378 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3542
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gf2q-j2qq-pjf2
References
Patch 2
Other 8
- [openstack] 20120830 [OSSA 2012-013] Keystone, Lack of authorization for adding users to tenants (CVE-2012-3542)
- [oss-security] 20120830 [OSSA 2012-013] Keystone, Lack of authorization for adding users to tenants (CVE-2012-3542)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1040626
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keystone/PYSEC-2012-19.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121114023909/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55326
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140802052724/http://secunia.com/advisories/50467
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140804204333/http://secunia.com/advisories/50494
More OpenStack Essex vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-00195 Packstack: packstack: arbitrary file overwrite via symlink attack CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-00265 Openstack nova: vnc proxy can connect to the wrong vm CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2013-00142 The boot-from-volume feature in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom and Essex, when using… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2012-03913 The v1 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2012-04601 The v2 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2012-02892 virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1), and Diablo… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-3542 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3542 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gf2q-j2qq-pjf2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-3542 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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