CVE-2012-5571 (GCVE-0-2012-5571)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-18 01:00 – Updated: 2026-04-07 06:55
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Title
Openstack keystone: openstack keystone: authorization bypass via improper ec2 token handling
Summary
A flaw was found in OpenStack Keystone. This vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions. This occurs because OpenStack Keystone does not properly handle EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) tokens when a user's role has been removed from a tenant. An attacker can leverage a token associated with a removed user role to gain unauthorized access.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
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References
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Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)     cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:13
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