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CVE-2012-5483

OpenStack: Keystone /etc/keystone/ec2rc secret key exposure

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is configured, uses world-readable permissions for /etc/keystone/ec2rc, which allows local users to obtain access to EC2 services by reading administrative access and secret values from this file.

tools/sample_data.sh en OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, cuando se encuentra configurado el acceso a Elastic Compute Cloud de Amazon (Amazon EC2), utiliza permisos de lectura para tdo el mundo en /etc/keystone/ec2rc, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener acceso a los servicios EC2 mediante la lectura de información de administración y valores secretos de este archivo.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-10-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-12-26 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Openstack
Search vendor "Openstack"
 Keystone
Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Keystone"
 2012.1.3
Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Keystone" and version "2012.1.3"
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Affected