CVE-2013-2256
OpenStack Compute (Nova) allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information
CVE-2013-2256 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Openstack Nova, published September 16, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.84%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in nova 2013.1.3.
OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-2 does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (flavor properties), boot arbitrary flavors, and possibly have other unspecified impacts by guessing the flavor id.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.0
OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-2 does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (flavor properties), boot arbitrary flavors, and possibly have other unspecified impacts by guessing the flavor id.
- Record
CVE-2013-2256- CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-2 does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (flavor properties), boot arbitrary flavors, and possibly have other unspecified impacts by guessing the flavor id.
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CVE-2013-2256- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2621 No score
OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-2 does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (flavor properties), boot arbitrary flavors, and possibly have other unspecified impacts by guessing the flavor id.
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EUVD-2022-2621- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5mj6-643f-2g85 No score
OpenStack Compute (Nova) allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information
OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-2 does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (flavor properties), boot arbitrary flavors, and possibly have other unspecified impacts by guessing the flavor id.
- Record
GHSA-5mj6-643f-2g85- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-2 does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (flavor properties), boot arbitrary flavors, and possibly have other unspecified impacts by guessing the flavor id.
- Record
CVE-2013-2256- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-2256 No score
OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-2 does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (flavor properties), boot arbitrary flavors, and possibly have other unspecified impacts by guessing the flavor id.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2256- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5mj6-643f-2g85 No score
OpenStack Compute (Nova) allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information
OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-2 does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (flavor properties), boot arbitrary flavors, and possibly have other unspecified impacts by guessing the flavor id.
- Record
GHSA-5mj6-643f-2g85- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-866 No score
OpenStack Compute (Nova) allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information
OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-2 does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (flavor properties), boot arbitrary flavors, and possibly have other unspecified impacts by guessing the flavor id.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-866- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
novaPyPI |
before 2013.1.3 | 2013.1.3 |
novaDebian:12 |
before 2013.1.2-3 | 2013.1.2-3 |
novaDebian:13 |
before 2013.1.2-3 | 2013.1.2-3 |
novaDebian:14 |
before 2013.1.2-3 | 2013.1.2-3 |
novaPyPI |
before 2013.1.3, plus listed versions 15.1.516.1.616.1.716.1.817.0.10 Show 45 moreShow less17.0.1117.0.1217.0.1317.0.717.0.817.0.918.0.218.0.318.1.018.2.018.2.118.2.218.2.318.3.019.0.019.0.0.0rc119.0.0.0rc219.0.119.0.219.0.319.1.019.2.019.3.019.3.119.3.220.0.020.0.0.0rc120.0.0.0rc220.0.120.1.020.1.120.2.020.3.020.4.020.4.120.5.020.6.020.6.121.0.021.0.0.0rc121.0.0.0rc221.1.021.1.121.1.221.2.0 |
2013.1.3 |
openstack-novaRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
openstack-nova-apiRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
openstack-nova-cellsRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
openstack-nova-certRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
openstack-nova-commonRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openstack-nova-computeRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
openstack-nova-conductorRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
openstack-nova-consoleRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
openstack-nova-docRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
openstack-nova-networkRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
openstack-nova-objectstoreRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
openstack-nova-schedulerRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
python-novaRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost | 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.html
bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1194093
seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/281
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2256
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1199
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2256
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=993340
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mj6-643f-2g85
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2256
opendev.org/openstack/nova
pypi.org/project/nova
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0657.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971188
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=975882
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=989707
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=993331
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=997649
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=997840
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998598
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=999271
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_1199.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2256
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4179
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4179
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4179
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4185
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4185
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4185
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4261
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4261
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4261
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