OpenStack Heat API Policy Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2013-6426 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

The cloudformation-compatible API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 does not properly enforce policy rules, which allows local in-instance users to bypass intended access restrictions and (1) create a stack via the CreateStack method or (2) update a stack via the UpdateStack method.

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