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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-5251 · published 26 October 2015

CVE-2015-5251: Openstack image registry and delivery service \(glance\) permissions and access controls vulnerability

Openstack · Image Registry And Delivery Service \(Glance\)

OpenStack Image Service (Glance) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) allow remote authenticated users to change the status of their images and bypass access restrictions via the HTTP x-image-meta-status header to images/*.

5.5 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.1% · top 19.5% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
5.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

OpenStack Image Service (Glance) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) allow remote authenticated users to change the status of their images and bypass access restrictions via the HTTP x-image-meta-status header to images/*.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1897.html
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1482371
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-019.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1897.html
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1482371
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-019.html Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-5251), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.