CVE-2013-2255 json
OpenStack Keystone and other components vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation
published 2019-11-01 7 y ago modified 2026-07-13 3 mo ago also GHSA-qh2x-hpf9-cf2g , PYSEC-2026-2413 , PYSEC-2026-2677 , PYSEC-2026-3034 , PYSEC-2026-656 , EUVD-2022-4974
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
HTTPSConnections in OpenStack Keystone 2013, OpenStack Compute 2013.1, and possibly other OpenStack components, fail to validate server-side SSL certificates.
Patch / fix
- pypi python-keystoneclient 0.4.0
- pypi cinder 7.0.0a0
- pypi neutron 7.0.0a0
- pypi keystone 8.0.0a0
- keystone Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2014.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2255
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-2013-2255 updated cvss 4.3
openstack-*: Inconsistent and non-validating HTTPS client
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 openstack-keystone, python-keystoneclient Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 openstack-keystone, python-keystoneclientaffected: no fix available
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
0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | python-keystoneclient | <0.4.0 |
0.4.0 |
| pypi | cinder | <7.0.0a0 |
7.0.0a0 |
| pypi | neutron | <7.0.0a0 |
7.0.0a0 |
| pypi | keystone | <8.0.0a0 |
8.0.0a0 |
Affected products
- OpenStack Keystone
- OpenStack Compute
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
References
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github.com
/openstack/cinder/commit/0f9652d92e175a1f7dc3c2a37ab444b8f189375a
web
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github.com
/openstack/keystone/commit/5bd4c2984d329625a2a8442b316fa235dbb88a3d
web
-
github.com
/openstack/neutron/commit/7255e056092f034daaeb4246a812900645d46911
web
-
github.com
/openstack/python-keystoneclient/commit/20e166fd8a943ee3f91ba362a47e9c14c7cc5f4c
web
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-2255
web, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/security/cve/cve-2013-2255
web, vendor-advisory
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security-tracker.debian.org
/tracker/CVE-2013-2255
web, third-party-advisory
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bugzilla.suse.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-2255
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/85562
web, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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bugs.launchpad.net
/ossn/+bug/1188189
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/61118
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2255
advisory
-
web.archive.org
/web/20200229073508/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61118
web
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pypi.org
/project/neutron
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-qh2x-hpf9-cf2g
advisory
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pypi.org
/project/python-keystoneclient
package
-
pypi.org
/project/keystone
package
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pypi.org
/project/cinder
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-2255
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qh2x-hpf9-cf2g
- NVD CVE-2013-2255
- OSV PYSEC-2026-2677
- OSV PYSEC-2026-3034
- OSV PYSEC-2026-656
- OSV PYSEC-2026-2413
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.