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TI-2013-05347 Aliases CVE-2013-6391GHSA-3fpm-8w39-5p69

The ec2tokens API in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse…

Priority LOW 30CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

The ec2tokens API in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 does not return a trust-scoped token when one is received, which allows remote trust users to gain privileges by generating EC2 credentials from a trust-scoped token and using them in an ec2tokens API request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02239 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2013.2 to before 2013.2.1VulnerableOpenStack
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2 to before 2013.2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:0368 Released 2014-04-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-keystone security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 openstack-keystone-2013.1.5-2.el6ost, openstack-keystone-doc-2013.1.5-2.el6ost, python-keystone-2013.1.5-2.el6ost
  • RHSA-2014:0089 Released 2014-01-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-keystone security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 openstack-keystone-2013.2.1-1.el6ost, openstack-keystone-doc-2013.2.1-1.el6ost, python-keystone-2013.2.1-1.el6ost

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0Fixed RHSA-2014:0368
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0Fixed RHSA-2014:0089

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6391
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3fpm-8w39-5p69

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Sources

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