OpenStack Keystone Token authorization for a user in a disabled tenant is allowed
OpenStack Keystone Essex before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before folsom-3 does not properly handle authorization tokens for disabled tenants, which allows remote authenticated users to access the tenant's resources by requesting a token for the tenant.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | keystone | < 8.0.0a0 | 8.0.0a0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4457
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/4ebfdfaf23c6da8e3c182bf3ec2cb2b7132ef685
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/5373601bbdda10f879c08af1698852142b75f8d5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861180
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78947
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone
- https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg17035.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50665
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/28/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55716
- https://pypi.org/project/keystone
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8h4-xf47-pqc3
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
keystone- Disclosed
- 14.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-834 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-x8h4-xf47-pqc3 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: keystone
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 42
- First → latest
- 09.2012 05.2026
- Without a fix
- 3
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 18
- Medium 21
- Low 1
- Unrated 1
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 0
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 4
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 14
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 7
earlier: 13
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