Heat: CFN policy rules not all enforced
Published Dec 14, 2013
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.03%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6
openstack-heat-0:2013.2.1-4.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0090
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
openstack-heat
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6 | openstack-heat-0:2013.2.1-4.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0090 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | openstack-heat | Will not fix | n/a |
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:S/C:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01030) | 62.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01030) | 59.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 55.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 51.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 50.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 43.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0090.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/11/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64243 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6426 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1256049 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039141 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89658 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6426
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6426
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0090.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/11/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64243 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6426 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1256049 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039141 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89658 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6426 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6426 |
Change history (0)
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