CVE-2013-1815 (GCVE-0-2013-1815)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-04-10 15:00 – Updated: 2026-04-30 16:33
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Title
Packstack: red hat openstack: packstack: unauthorized system modification via insecure answer file creation
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.
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-379 - Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)     cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:5::el6
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