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CVE-2013-1815 json

Packstack: red hat openstack: packstack: unauthorized system modification via insecure answer file creation

published 2013-04-10 13 y ago modified 2026-10-30 10 d ago also EUVD-2013-1834

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in PackStack. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify deployed systems by changing the answer file, which is created in insecure directories such as /tmp or the current working directory. This insecure file creation could lead to unauthorized system modifications.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat OpenStack Folsom for RHEL 6 0:2012.2.3-0.1.dev454.el6ost
  • openstack-packstack openstack 2 2012.2.3-0.1.dev454.el6ost

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0671

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-2013-1815 updated cvss 6.1

PackStack: Red Hat OpenStack: PackStack: Unauthorized system modification via insecure answer file creation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) openstack-packstack Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 openstack-packstack
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat OpenStack Folsom openstack-packstack 2012.2.3-0.1.dev454.el6ost
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0671

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Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917904 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
NVD 2.0 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Red Hat OpenStack Folsom for RHEL 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
  • CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors

References

Sources

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