CVE-2012-5563: openstack folsom Credentials Management Errors
CVSS: 4.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-w66p-78g4-mr7gPYSEC-2012-20RHSA-2012:1557
Published 18-12-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-5563 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) Credentials Management Errors vulnerability in openstack folsom. EPSS estimates a 2.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.86%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 18-12-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
OpenStack Keystone, as used in OpenStack Folsom 2012.2, does not properly implement token expiration, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by creating new tokens through token chaining. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2012-3426 regression.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versionsHigh 8.2Preferred score · OSV · Pypi (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
Medium 5.9Preferred score · OSV · Pypi (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NSourcesSingle source
Medium 4.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.86%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
87%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.86% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score2.86%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat3 products
- openstack-keystone< 0:2012.2.1-1.el6ost
- openstack-keystone-doc< 0:2012.2.1-1.el6ost
- python-keystone< 0:2012.2.1-1.el6ost
Openstack1 product
- folsom2012.2
PyPI1 product
- keystone< 8.0.0 | < f9d4766249a72d8f88d75dcf1575b28dd3496681 | All versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 5 products
References
26 links- github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/38c7e46a640a94da4da89a39a5a1ea9c081f1eb5X Refsource CONFIRMWEBFIX
- github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/f9d4766249a72d8f88d75dcf1575b28dd3496681X Refsource CONFIRMWEBFIX
