Openstack glance: swift: s3: openstack glance: information disclosure of backend credentials via cached image request

Summary

CVE	CVE-2013-1840
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	redhat
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2013-03-22 21:55:01 UTC
Updated	2026-10-30 19:17:27 UTC
Description	A flaw was found in OpenStack Glance. Remote authenticated users can exploit this vulnerability by requesting a cached image when the single-tenant Swift or S3 store is in use. This action causes the system to report the location field, which can lead to the disclosure of the operator's backend credentials.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.017160000 probability, percentile 0.774200000 (date 2026-11-02)

Problem Types: CWE-201 | CWE-200 | CWE-201 Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Primary	6.5	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
3.1	CNA	CVSS	6.5	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	3.5		`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Amazon	S3 Store	-	All	All	All
Application	Openstack	Essex	2012.1	All	All	All
Application	Openstack	Folsom	2012.2	All	All	All
Application	Openstack	Glance	v1	All	All	All
Application	Openstack	Swift	-	All	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Red Hat	OpenStack Folsom For RHEL 6	unaffected 0:2012.2.3-8.el6ost * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2	Not specified	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1	Not specified	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0	Not specified	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
USN-1764-1: OpenStack Glance vulnerability \| Ubuntu	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.ubuntu.com
Gerrit Code Review	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	review.openstack.org
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0707	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
oss-security - [OSSA 2013-007] Backend credentials leak in Glance v1 API (CVE-2013-1840)	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1840	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA52565 - OpenStack Glance Backend Information Disclosure Security Issue - Secunia	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com	Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/91304	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	osvdb.org
OpenStack Glance CVE-2013-1840 Information Disclosure Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com
Gerrit Code Review	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	review.openstack.org
IBM X-Force Exchange	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Bug #1135541 “[OSSA 2013-007] v1 api returns location as header ...” : Bugs : Glance	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	bugs.launchpad.net
Gerrit Code Review	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	review.openstack.org
Red Hat Customer Portal	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	rhn.redhat.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

Additional Advisory Data

Source	Time	Event
CNA	2026-04-02T15:06:11.210Z	Reported to Red Hat.
CNA	2013-03-22T21:00:00.000Z	Made public.

Workarounds

CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.