5.5

CVE-2013-4471: openstack horizon Improper Authentication

CVSS: 5.5v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4471
Published 14-05-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4471 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Authentication vulnerability in openstack horizon. EPSS estimates a 1.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-05-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Identity v3 API in OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) before 2013.2 does not require the current password when changing passwords for user accounts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to change a user password by leveraging the authentication token for that user.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.20% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.20%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • horizon< 2013.2-1
Openstack1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links