python-swiftclient: SSL certificate verification security issue
Published Feb 18, 2014
9.3
CRITICALCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.73%
Description
The OpenStack Python client library for Swift (python-swiftclient) 1.0 through 1.9.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 1.4.8
- 1.5.0
- 1.6.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.4
- 1.7.5
- 1.7.6
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.0
- 1.9.0
- 1.10.0
- 1.11.0
No data.
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
python-swiftclient
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
python-swiftclient
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | python-swiftclient | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | python-swiftclient | 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3 however fixing this issue would require a change to default behavior. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.73% (0.00735) | 52.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.73% (0.00732) | 49.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 31.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 27.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 25.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/17/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6396 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-swiftclient/+bug/1199783 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1031652 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p3xv-97g8-4wmj Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/python-swiftclient/commit/b182112719ab87942472e44aa3446ea0eb19a289
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/python-swiftclient/PYSEC-2014-12.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6396
- https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/python-swiftclient/+/69187
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6396
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