CVE-2013-0266

Puppetlabs-cinder: packstack: openstack: puppetlabs-cinder: information disclosure of openstack administrative passwords due to world-readable configuration files.

5.5 MediumFix available

CVE-2013-0266 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Openstack Essex, published March 8, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. Fixed in openstack-packstack 0:2012.2.2-1.0.dev408.el6ost.

A flaw was found in the puppetlabs-cinder module, as used in PackStack. This vulnerability is due to incorrect file permissions, specifically world-readable permissions, on the cinder.conf and api-paste.ini configuration files. A local user can exploit this by reading these files, which leads to the disclosure of OpenStack administrative passwords. This information disclosure could allow unauthorized access to sensitive OpenStack resources.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.27%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.5

Puppetlabs-cinder: packstack: openstack: puppetlabs-cinder: information disclosure of openstack administrative passwords due to world-readable configuration files.

Record: CVE-2013-0266
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-0294 5.5

Record: EUVD-2013-0294
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8cr-2gxr-hvvj 5.5

manifests/base.pp in the puppetlabs-cinder module, as used in PackStack, uses world-readable...

manifests/base.pp in the puppetlabs-cinder module, as used in PackStack, uses world-readable permissions for the (1) cinder.conf and (2) api-paste.ini configuration files, which allows local users to read OpenStack administrative passwords by reading the files.

Record: GHSA-j8cr-2gxr-hvvj
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-276, CWE-362
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.5

Record: CVE-2013-0266
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-276, CWE-362
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`openstack-packstack` Red Hat:openstack:2::el6	before 0:2012.2.2-1.0.dev408.el6ost	0:2012.2.2-1.0.dev408.el6ost

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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