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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Type Values Removed Values Added
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
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-08T21:55:01.960

Modified: 2026-04-30T17:16:24.183

Link: CVE-2013-0266

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-0266 - Bugzilla