CVE-2012-4457
OpenStack Keystone Token authorization for a user in a disabled tenant is allowed
OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-3 does not properly handle authorization tokens for disabled tenants, which allows remote authenticated users to access the tenant's resources by requesting a token for the tenant.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-3 does not properly handle authorization tokens for disabled tenants, which allows remote authenticated users to access the tenant's resources by requesting a token for the tenant.
- Record
CVE-2012-4457- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-3 does not properly handle authorization tokens for disabled tenants, which allows remote authenticated users to access the tenant's resources by requesting a token for the tenant.
- Record
CVE-2012-4457- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5747 No score
OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-3 does not properly handle authorization tokens for disabled tenants, which allows remote authenticated users to access the tenant's resources by requesting a token for the tenant.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5747- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x8h4-xf47-pqc3 No score
OpenStack Keystone Token authorization for a user in a disabled tenant is allowed
OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-3 does not properly handle authorization tokens for disabled tenants, which allows remote authenticated users to access the tenant's resources by requesting a token for the tenant.
- Record
GHSA-x8h4-xf47-pqc3- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-3 does not properly handle authorization tokens for disabled tenants, which allows remote authenticated users to access the tenant's resources by requesting a token for the tenant.
- Record
CVE-2012-4457- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4457 No score
OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-3 does not properly handle authorization tokens for disabled tenants, which allows remote authenticated users to access the tenant's resources by requesting a token for the tenant.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4457- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-x8h4-xf47-pqc3 No score
OpenStack Keystone Token authorization for a user in a disabled tenant is allowed
OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-3 does not properly handle authorization tokens for disabled tenants, which allows remote authenticated users to access the tenant's resources by requesting a token for the tenant.
- Record
GHSA-x8h4-xf47-pqc3- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-834 No score
OpenStack Keystone Token authorization for a user in a disabled tenant is allowed
OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-3 does not properly handle authorization tokens for disabled tenants, which allows remote authenticated users to access the tenant's resources by requesting a token for the tenant.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-834- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
keystonePyPI |
before 8.0.0a0 | 8.0.0a0 |
keystoneDebian:12 |
before 2012.1.1-9 | 2012.1.1-9 |
keystoneDebian:13 |
before 2012.1.1-9 | 2012.1.1-9 |
keystoneDebian:14 |
before 2012.1.1-9 | 2012.1.1-9 |
openstack-keystoneRed Hat:openstack:1::el6 |
before 0:2012.1.2-4.el6 | 0:2012.1.2-4.el6 |
openstack-keystone-docRed Hat:openstack:1::el6 |
before 0:2012.1.2-4.el6 | 0:2012.1.2-4.el6 |
python-keystoneRed Hat:openstack:1::el6 |
before 0:2012.1.2-4.el6 | 0:2012.1.2-4.el6 |
python-keystone-auth-tokenRed Hat:openstack:1::el6 |
before 0:2012.1.2-4.el6 | 0:2012.1.2-4.el6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4457 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Openstack Keystone, published October 9, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.29%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in keystone 8.0.0a0.
References
secunia.com/advisories/50665
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861180
lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg17035.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78947
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/28/6
securityfocus.com/bid/55716
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github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/5373601bbdda10f879c08af1698852142b75f8d5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4457
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4457
pypi.org/project/keystone
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1378
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_1378.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3542