Access Restriction Bypass in OpenStack Nova by Canonical
CVE-2012-0030

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Openstack
Status: Essex; Nova
Vendor: CVE Published:; 13 January 2012

Summary

The vulnerability in OpenStack Nova versions 2011.3 and Essex allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions for other tenants. This is achieved through an OSAPI request where the project_id URI parameter can be modified, potentially granting unauthorized access to sensitive data. Such a flaw could severely compromise the security model of tenant isolation within the cloud environment.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72296

vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

http://secunia.com/advisories/47543

third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1326-1

vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Timeline

Vulnerability published
Jan 13, 2012
Vulnerability Reserved
Dec 7, 2011