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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-6391 · published 14 December 2013

CVE-2013-6391: Openstack keystone improper privilege management vulnerability

Openstack · Keystone

The ec2tokens API in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 does not return a trust-scoped token when one is received, which allows remote trust users to gain privileges by generating EC2 credentials from a trust-scoped token and using them in an ec2tokens API request.

5.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.2% · top 17.9% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
5.8CVSS 2.0 base score
2.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The ec2tokens API in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 does not return a trust-scoped token when one is received, which allows remote trust users to gain privileges by generating EC2 credentials from a trust-scoped token and using them in an ec2tokens API request.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0089.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56079 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56154 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/11/7 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64253 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2061-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1242597 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89657 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0089.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56079 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56154 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/11/7 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64253 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2061-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1242597 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89657 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-6391), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.