OpenStack Cinder Denial of Service using XML entities
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | cinder | < 7.0.0a0 | 7.0.0a0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4202
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1190229
- https://github.com/openstack/cinder
- http://github.com/openstack/cinder/commit/2023eecc4b1a35daf42a64fa01967ed12c7d017b
- http://github.com/openstack/cinder/commit/4ad95dba4fccbbc0df923dea0dc9e5c3ac9f4cc2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1198.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2005-1
- https://pypi.org/project/cinder
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mfg4-9xf4-f45q
- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
cinder- Disclosed
- 14.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-790 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mfg4-9xf4-f45q - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: cinder
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
- 9
- First → latest
- 09.2013 07.2024
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 1
- Medium 8
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 0
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 5
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
earlier: 1
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