Authorization Flaw in OpenStack Keystone Allows User Additions
CVE-2012-3542

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Openstack
Status: Essex; Horizon
Vendor: CVE Published:; 5 September 2012

What is CVE-2012-3542?

The OpenStack Keystone component is vulnerable to a lack of proper authorization that allows remote attackers to manipulate user associations within tenants. Specifically, attackers can exploit this flaw to add arbitrary users to any specified tenant by sending a crafted request to the administrative API to update a user's default tenant. This vulnerability presents significant risks as it enables unauthorized access to tenant resources, potentially leading to data breaches and unauthorized data manipulation.

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