OpenStack Glance logs user name and password in cleartext
store/swift.py in OpenStack Glance Essex (2012.1), Folsom (2012.2) before 2012.2.3, and Grizzly, when in Swift single tenant mode, logs the Swift endpoint's user name and password in cleartext when the endpoint is misconfigured or unusable, allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading the error messages.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | glance | >= 2012.1, < 2012.2.3 | 2012.2.3 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902964
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/10
- https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg20517.html
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/e96273112b5b5da58d970796b7cfce04c5030a89
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1710-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51990
- https://launchpad.net/glance/+milestone/2012.2.3
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0209.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1098962
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/37d4d96bf88c2bf3e7e9511b5e321cf4bed364b7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51957
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/96a470be64adcef97f235ca96ed3c59ed954a4c1
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xv7j-2v4w-cjvh
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0212
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0209
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0212
- https://github.com/openstack/glance
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/glance/PYSEC-2013-37.yaml
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
glance- Disclosed
- 24.02.2013
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2013-37 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-xv7j-2v4w-cjvh - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: glance
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
- 20
- First → latest
- 02.2013 03.2026
- Without a fix
- 4
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 4
- Medium 14
- Low 2
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 1
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 9
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 1
earlier: 6
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