CVE-2013-6426

high

Description

The cloudformation-compatible API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 does not properly enforce policy rules, which allows local in-instance users to bypass intended access restrictions and (1) create a stack via the CreateStack method or (2) update a stack via the UpdateStack method.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89658

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64243

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/11/9

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0090.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-12-14

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0033