The (1) OS-KSADM/services and (2) tenant APIs in OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The (1) OS-KSADM/services and (2) tenant APIs in OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-2 do not properly validate X-Auth-Token, which allow remote attackers to read the roles for an arbitrary user or get, create, or delete arbitrary services.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03998 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed keystone (PyPI): 2012.1.2Red 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) | 2012.1 to before 2012.1.2 | 2012.1.2 | Patch available | GHSA-mf98-r2gf-2x3w |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- keystone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2012.1 to before 2012.1.2 Fixed in 2012.1.2 Patch available GHSA-mf98-r2gf-2x3w
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-mf98-r2gf-2x3w keystone (PyPI) Fixed in 2012.1.2 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: Moderate. 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-2012-4456
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mf98-r2gf-2x3w
References
Patch 3
Advisory 7
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/24df3adb3f50cbb5ada411bc67aba8a781e6a431
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/14b136aed9d988f5a8f3e699bd4577c9b874d6c1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1006815
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/868054992faa45d6f42d822bf1588cb88d7c9ccb
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/1d146f5c32e58a73a677d308370f147a3271c2cb
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861179
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4456
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Sources
- CVE-2012-4456 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4456 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mf98-r2gf-2x3w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-4456 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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