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CVE-2013-4497

OpenStack Compute Nova Improper Access Control

6.4 MediumFix available

The XenAPI backend in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana before 2013.2 does not properly apply security groups (1) when resizing an image or (2) during live migration, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

Exploit likelihood

1.82%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.4

The XenAPI backend in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana before 2013.2 does not properly apply security groups (1) when resizing an image or (2) during live migration, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

Record
CVE-2013-4497
CVSS 2.0
6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The XenAPI backend in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana before 2013.2 does not properly apply security groups (1) when resizing an image or (2) during live migration, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

Record
CVE-2013-4497
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1935 No score

The XenAPI backend in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana before 2013.2 does not properly apply security groups (1) when resizing an image or (2) during live migration, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

Record
EUVD-2022-1935
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-27q4-38qf-m25h No score

OpenStack Compute Nova Improper Access Control

The XenAPI backend in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana before 2013.2 does not properly apply security groups (1) when resizing an image or (2) during live migration, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

Record
GHSA-27q4-38qf-m25h
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

The XenAPI backend in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana before 2013.2 does not properly apply security groups (1) when resizing an image or (2) during live migration, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

Record
CVE-2013-4497
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4497 No score

The XenAPI backend in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana before 2013.2 does not properly apply security groups (1) when resizing an image or (2) during live migration, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4497
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-27q4-38qf-m25h No score

OpenStack Compute Nova Improper Access Control

The XenAPI backend in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana before 2013.2 does not properly apply security groups (1) when resizing an image or (2) during live migration, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

Record
GHSA-27q4-38qf-m25h
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-859 No score

OpenStack Compute Nova Improper Access Control

The XenAPI backend in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana before 2013.2 does not properly apply security groups (1) when resizing an image or (2) during live migration, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

Record
PYSEC-2026-859
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
nova
PyPI
 before 12.0.0a0
12.0.0a0
nova
Debian:12
 before 2013.2-1
2013.2-1
nova
Debian:13
 before 2013.2-1
2013.2-1
nova
Debian:14
 before 2013.2-1
2013.2-1
openstack-nova
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
openstack-nova-api
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
openstack-nova-cells
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
openstack-nova-cert
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
openstack-nova-common
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
openstack-nova-compute
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openstack-nova-conductor
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
openstack-nova-console
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
openstack-nova-doc
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
openstack-nova-network
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
openstack-nova-objectstore
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
openstack-nova-scheduler
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
python-nova
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost
0:2013.1.5-2.el6ost

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-4497 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Openstack Folsom, published November 5, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.82%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in nova 12.0.0a0.

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