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CVE-2013-6426: openstack heat

CVSS: 4.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2013-6426DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6426
Published 14-12-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-6426 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) vulnerability in openstack heat. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.03%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2014:0090

Timeline

  1. 14-12-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The cloudformation-compatible API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 does not properly enforce policy rules, which allows local in-instance users to bypass intended access restrictions and (1) create a stack via the CreateStack method or (2) update a stack via the UpdateStack method.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.03% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.03%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.launchpad.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • heat< 2013.2.1-1
Openstack1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • heat< 2014.1~rc1-0ubuntu1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

10 links