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CVE-2012-3542

Published: Sep 5, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-264
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 16.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

OpenStack Keystone, as used in OpenStack Folsom before folsom-rc1 and OpenStack Essex (2012.1), allows remote attackers to add an arbitrary user to an arbitrary tenant via a request to update the user's default tenant to the administrative API. NOTE: this identifier was originally incorrectly assigned to an open redirect issue, but the correct identifier for that issue is CVE-2012-3540.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

openstack
oss-project·USaka openstack foundation
essexOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
horizonOn-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
PyPI
package-ecosystem
keystone
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/50467
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/50494
secunia.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/6
openwall.com
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