CVE-2012-3542 json
OpenStack Keystone Allows Remote User Account Creation
published 2012-09-05 14 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-gf2q-j2qq-pjf2 , PYSEC-2012-19 , EUVD-2012-0013
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
OpenStack Keystone, as used in OpenStack Folsom before folsom-rc1 and OpenStack Essex (2012.1), allows remote attackers to add an arbitrary user to an arbitrary tenant via a request to update the user's default tenant to the administrative API. NOTE: this identifier was originally incorrectly assigned to an open redirect issue, but the correct identifier for that issue is CVE-2012-3540.
Patch / fix
- pypi keystone 2012.1
- keystone Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2012.1.1-5
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3542
- openstack-keystone openstack 1 2012.1.2-4.el6
- python-keystone openstack 1 2012.1.2-4.el6
- python-keystone-auth-token openstack 1 2012.1.2-4.el6
red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1378
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2012-3542 updated cvss 5.0
Keystone: Lack of authorization for adding users to tenants
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Red Hat RHOS Essex Release python-keystone 2012.1.2-4.el6, openstack-keystone 2012.1.2-4.el6, python-keystone-auth-token 2012.1.2-4.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1378
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | keystone | <2012.1 all versions |
2012.1 |
Classification
References
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github.com
/openstack/keystone/commit/c13d0ba606f7b2bdc609a7f388334e5efec3f3aa
web, patch
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github.com
/openstack/keystone/commit/5438d3b5a219d7c8fa67e66e538d325a61617155
web, patch
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1552-1
vendor-advisory, web, advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/50467
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory, advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/50494
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory, advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/55326
vdb-entry, web
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lists.launchpad.net
/openstack/msg16282.html
mailing-list, web
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/6
mailing-list, web
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bugs.launchpad.net
/keystone/+bug/1040626
web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3542
advisory
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github.com
/openstack/keystone
package
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keystone/PYSEC-2012-19.yaml
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20121114023909/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55326
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20140802052724/http://secunia.com/advisories/50467
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20140804204333/http://secunia.com/advisories/50494
web
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-gf2q-j2qq-pjf2
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-3542
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-gf2q-j2qq-pjf2
- NVD CVE-2012-3542
- OSV PYSEC-2012-19
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.