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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-0030 · published 13 January 2012

CVE-2012-0030: Openstack essex permissions and access controls vulnerability

Openstack · Essex

Nova 2011.3 and Essex, when using the OpenStack API, allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions for tenants of other users via an OSAPI request with a modified project_id URI parameter.

4.9 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% · top 22.5% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
4.9CVSS 2.0 base score
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Nova 2011.3 and Essex, when using the OpenStack API, allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions for tenants of other users via an OSAPI request with a modified project_id URI parameter.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/47543 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51370
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1326-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72296
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/3d4ffb64f1e18117240c26809788528979e3bd15#diff-0
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg06648.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/47543 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51370
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1326-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72296
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/3d4ffb64f1e18117240c26809788528979e3bd15#diff-0
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg06648.html Patch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-0030), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-14). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.