store/swift.py in OpenStack Glance Essex (2012.1), Folsom (2012.2) before 2012.2.3, and…
Priority LOW 24CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
store/swift.py in OpenStack Glance Essex (2012.1), Folsom (2012.2) before 2012.2.3, and Grizzly, when in Swift single tenant mode, logs the Swift endpoint's user name and password in cleartext when the endpoint is misconfigured or unusable, allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading the error messages.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03047 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed glance (PyPI): 2012.2.3Red 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 |
| — | glance (PyPI) | 2012.1 to before 2012.2.3 | 2012.2.3 | Patch available | GHSA-xv7j-2v4w-cjvh |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- glance (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2012.1 to before 2012.2.3 Fixed in 2012.2.3 Patch available GHSA-xv7j-2v4w-cjvh
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2012.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012.2.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2012.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012.2.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2012.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2012.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xv7j-2v4w-cjvh glance (PyPI) Fixed in 2012.2.3 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2013:0209 Released 2013-01-30 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-glance security update
- OpenStack Folsom openstack-glance-2012.2.1-4.el6ost, openstack-glance-doc-2012.2.1-4.el6ost, python-glance-2012.2.1-4.el6ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack Folsom | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0209 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-0212
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xv7j-2v4w-cjvh
References
Other 11
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/96a470be64adcef97f235ca96ed3c59ed954a4c1
- [openstack] 20130129 [OSSA 2013-002] Backend password leak in Glance error message (CVE-2013-0212)
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/37d4d96bf88c2bf3e7e9511b5e321cf4bed364b7
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1098962
- https://launchpad.net/glance/+milestone/2012.2.3
- [oss-security] 20130129 [OSSA 2013-002] Backend password leak in Glance error message (CVE-2013-0212)
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/e96273112b5b5da58d970796b7cfce04c5030a89
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0209
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0212
- https://github.com/openstack/glance
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/glance/PYSEC-2013-37.yaml
Sources
- CVE-2013-0212 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-0212 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xv7j-2v4w-cjvh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-0212 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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