Swift: Unchecked user input in Swift XML responses
Published Aug 20, 2013
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.91%
Description
XML injection vulnerability in account/utils.py in OpenStack Swift Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana allows attackers to trigger invalid or spoofed Swift responses via an account name.
Affected products
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OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6
openstack-swift-0:1.8.0-6.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0993
Red Hat Storage 2
gluster-swift
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | openstack-swift-0:1.8.0-6.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0993 |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | gluster-swift | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having moderate security impact in OpenStack Essex (1.0) and Openstack Folsom (2.1). A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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 3, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.91% (0.01910) | 79.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01894) | 76.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00445) | 61.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 73.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 72.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 68.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/4eed6bf5b5028409f730be97ddcfb6bfa893c976
- http://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/92d7eadd328797d392758c79e258c8455874c80e
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00021.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0993.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2737 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/13/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2161 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1183884 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972988 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xgv-6v35-mmcj Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/6659382c4fa348e1ebbce2424968dd7267ea1db1
- https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/8f9b135e0a16478a628f20224ce5babe62d4aaba
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2161
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2161
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