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CVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

CVE-2013-0266

A flaw was found in the `puppetlabs-cinder` module, as used in PackStack. This vulnerability is due to incorrect file permissions, specifically world-readable permissions, on the `cinder.conf` and `api-paste.ini` configuration files. A local user can exploit this by reading these files, which leads to the disclosure of OpenStack administrative passwords. This information disclosure could allow unauthorized access to sensitive OpenStack resources.

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Severity

Score: 5.5(MEDIUM)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV: LOCAL
AC: LOW
PR: LOW
UI: NONE
S: UNCHANGED
C: HIGH
I: NONE
A: NONE
Weakness (CWE): CWE-276CWE-362

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0005 (0.0%)
Percentile: 13.7%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

openstack:essexopenstack:folsom

Technical description

A flaw was found in the `puppetlabs-cinder` module, as used in PackStack. This vulnerability is due to incorrect file permissions, specifically world-readable permissions, on the `cinder.conf` and `api-paste.ini` configuration files. A local user can exploit this by reading these files, which leads to the disclosure of OpenStack administrative passwords. This information disclosure could allow unauthorized access to sensitive OpenStack resources.

Published: 3/8/2013, 9:55:01 PM
Last modified: 4/30/2026, 5:16:24 PM

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