OpenStack Keystone Grizzly before 2013.1, Folsom 2012.1.3 and earlier, and Essex does not…
Priority LOW 26CWE-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 · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
OpenStack Keystone Grizzly before 2013.1, Folsom 2012.1.3 and earlier, and Essex does not properly check if the (1) user, (2) tenant, or (3) domain is enabled when using EC2-style authentication, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass access restrictions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01761 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Keystone (PyPI): 8.0.0a0Red 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 8.0.0a0 | 8.0.0a0 | Patch available | GHSA-8833-qrvm-wc3h |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Keystone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 8.0.0a0 Fixed in 8.0.0a0 Patch available GHSA-8833-qrvm-wc3h
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012.1 – 2012.1.3; 2012.2 – 2012.2.4 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2013.1:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.1 milestone1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2013.1:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.1 milestone2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2013.1:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.1 milestone3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.1 – 2012.1.3; 2012.2 – 2012.2.4 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2013.1:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.1 milestone1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2013.1:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.1 milestone2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2013.1:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.1 milestone3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8833-qrvm-wc3h Keystone (PyPI) Fixed in 8.0.0a0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2013:0596 Released 2013-03-05 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-keystone security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- OpenStack Folsom openstack-keystone-2012.2.3-3.el6ost, openstack-keystone-doc-2012.2.3-3.el6ost, python-keystone-2012.2.3-3.el6ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack Folsom | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0596 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-0282
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8833-qrvm-wc3h
References
Advisory 8
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1121494
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/22321/
- [oss-security] 20130219 [OSSA 2013-005] Keystone EC2-style authentication accepts disabled user/tenants (CVE-2013-0282)
- https://launchpad.net/keystone/grizzly/2013.1
- https://launchpad.net/keystone/+milestone/2012.2.4
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/22319/
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/22320/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0282
Other 6
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/7402f5ef994599653bdbb3ed5ff1a2b8c3e72b9f
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/9572bfc393f66f5ce3b44c0a77a9e29cc0374c6f
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/f0b4d300db5cc61d4f079f8bce9da8e8bea1081a
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/22319
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/22320
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/22321
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- TI-2020-10090 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 15.0.1, and 16.0.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-14184 OpenStack Keystone 15.0.0 and 16.0.0 is affected by Data Leakage in the list credentials… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-10089 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 15.0.1, and 16.0.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-02273 The V3 API in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2013-0282 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-0282 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8833-qrvm-wc3h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-0282 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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