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

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-1815
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-04-10 15:55:15 UTC
Updated2026-04-30 17:16:24 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

EPSS: 0.000580000 probability, percentile 0.178120000 (date 2026-05-05)

Problem Types: CWE-379 | CWE-255 | CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
3.1CNACVSS6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary4.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Openstack Essex - All All All
Application Redhat Openstack Folsom - All All All
Application Redhat Packstack 2012.2.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 Icehouse Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
917904 – (CVE-2013-1815) CVE-2013-1815 OpenStack packstack: answerfile creation permissions issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1815 [email protected] access.redhat.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-04-02T15:04:08.208ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2013-04-10T15:00:00.000ZMade public.
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