CVE-2013-4202
OpenStack Cinder Denial of Service using XML entities
CVE-2013-4202 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Openstack Cinder, published September 16, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.63%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in cinder 7.0.0a0.
- Severity
- 4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.63%EPSS, 85th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
7.0.0a0cinder +6 more
Description
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cinderPyPI | before 7.0.0a0 | 7.0.0a0 |
cinderDebian:12 | before 2013.1.2-4 | 2013.1.2-4 |
cinderDebian:13 | before 2013.1.2-4 | 2013.1.2-4 |
cinderDebian:14 | before 2013.1.2-4 | 2013.1.2-4 |
openstack-cinderRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs | before 0:2013.1.3-2.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-2.el6ost |
openstack-cinder-docRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs | before 0:2013.1.3-2.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-2.el6ost |
python-cinderRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs | before 0:2013.1.3-2.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-2.el6ost |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
- Record
CVE-2013-4202- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
- Record
CVE-2013-4202- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4548No score
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4548- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfg4-9xf4-f45qNo score
OpenStack Cinder Denial of Service using XML entities
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
- Record
GHSA-mfg4-9xf4-f45q- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
- Record
CVE-2013-4202- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4202No score
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4202- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mfg4-9xf4-f45qNo score
OpenStack Cinder Denial of Service using XML entities
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
- Record
GHSA-mfg4-9xf4-f45q- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-790No score
OpenStack Cinder Denial of Service using XML entities
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-790- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1198.html
bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1190229
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2005-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4202
github.com/openstack/cinder/commit/2023eecc4b1a35daf42a64fa01967ed12c7d017b
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4202
pypi.org/project/cinder
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1198
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=975916
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_1198.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4183