2012.1.1: fails to validate tokens in Admin API
Published Oct 9, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.00%
Description
The (1) OS-KSADM/services and (2) tenant APIs in OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-2 do not properly validate X-Auth-Token, which allow remote attackers to read the roles for an arbitrary user or get, create, or delete arbitrary services.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
OpenStack Essex for RHEL 6
openstack-keystone-0:2012.1.2-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1378
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack Essex for RHEL 6 | openstack-keystone-0:2012.1.2-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1378 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.00% (0.03998) | 90.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03965) | 89.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.95% (0.03950) | 87.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.51% (0.06514) | 84.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.95% (0.03950) | 87.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01169) | 85.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01169) | 84.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 85.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.94% (0.01936) | 86.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50665 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/28/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55716 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1378
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4456 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1006815 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1006822 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861179 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78944 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mf98-r2gf-2x3w Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/14b136aed9d988f5a8f3e699bd4577c9b874d6c1 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/1d146f5c32e58a73a677d308370f147a3271c2cb x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/24df3adb3f50cbb5ada411bc67aba8a781e6a431 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/868054992faa45d6f42d822bf1588cb88d7c9ccb x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg17034.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4456
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121114024512/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55716
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4456
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