XML injection vulnerability in account/utils.py in OpenStack Swift Folsom, Grizzly, and…
Priority LOW 37CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
XML injection vulnerability in account/utils.py in OpenStack Swift Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana allows attackers to trigger invalid or spoofed Swift responses via an account name.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0191 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial swift (PyPI): 1.9.0Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
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 |
| — | swift (PyPI) | before 1.9.0 | 1.9.0 | Patch available | GHSA-9xgv-6v35-mmcj |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- swift (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.9.0 Fixed in 1.9.0 Patch available GHSA-9xgv-6v35-mmcj
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:grizzly:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:havana:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.3 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:grizzly:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:havana:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9xgv-6v35-mmcj swift (PyPI) Fixed in 1.9.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2013:0993 Released 2013-06-27 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-swift security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 openstack-swift-1.8.0-6.el6ost, openstack-swift-account-1.8.0-6.el6ost, openstack-swift-container-1.8.0-6.el6ost +3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Storage 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0993 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2161
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9xgv-6v35-mmcj
References
Other 7
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1183884
- [oss-security] 20130613 [OSSA 2013-016] Unchecked user input in Swift XML responses (CVE-2013-2161)
- https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/6659382c4fa348e1ebbce2424968dd7267ea1db1
- https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/8f9b135e0a16478a628f20224ce5babe62d4aaba
- https://github.com/openstack/swift
- http://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/4eed6bf5b5028409f730be97ddcfb6bfa893c976
- http://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/92d7eadd328797d392758c79e258c8455874c80e
Sources
- CVE-2013-2161 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-2161 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9xgv-6v35-mmcj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-2161 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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