A flaw was found in the `puppetlabs-cinder` module, as used in PackStack. This vulnerability is due to incorrect file permissions, specifically world-readable permissions, on the `cinder.conf` and `api-paste.ini` configuration files. A local user can exploit this by reading these files, which leads to the disclosure of OpenStack administrative passwords. This information disclosure could allow unauthorized access to sensitive OpenStack resources.
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| Description | manifests/base.pp in the puppetlabs-cinder module, as used in PackStack, uses world-readable permissions for the (1) cinder.conf and (2) api-paste.ini configuration files, which allows local users to read OpenStack administrative passwords by reading the files. | A flaw was found in the `puppetlabs-cinder` module, as used in PackStack. This vulnerability is due to incorrect file permissions, specifically world-readable permissions, on the `cinder.conf` and `api-paste.ini` configuration files. A local user can exploit this by reading these files, which leads to the disclosure of OpenStack administrative passwords. This information disclosure could allow unauthorized access to sensitive OpenStack resources. |
| Title | packstack: puppetlabs-cinder / manifests / base.pp weak file permissions | Puppetlabs-cinder: packstack: openstack: puppetlabs-cinder: information disclosure of openstack administrative passwords due to world-readable configuration files. |
| Weaknesses | CWE-276 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:4 cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:5::el6 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2013-03-08T21:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2026-04-30T16:33:21.662Z
Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-0266
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-03-08T21:55:01.960
Modified: 2026-04-30T17:16:24.183
Link: CVE-2013-0266