# CVE-2012-3542: OpenStack Keystone, as used in OpenStack Folsom before folsom-rc1 and OpenStack Essex (2012.1), allows remote attackers to add an arbitrary

- Also known as: GHSA-GF2Q-J2QQ-PJF2, PYSEC-2012-19
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2012.1
- Published: 2012-09-05 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- keystone (PyPI): fixed in 2012.1
- keystone (PyPI): all versions

## Description

OpenStack Keystone, as used in OpenStack Folsom before folsom-rc1 and OpenStack Essex (2012.1), allows remote attackers to add an arbitrary user to an arbitrary tenant via a request to update the user's default tenant to the administrative API. NOTE: this identifier was originally incorrectly assigned to an open redirect issue, but the correct identifier for that issue is CVE-2012-3540.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, keystone, upgrade to a fixed version (2012.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/50467
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55326
- https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16282.html
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/c13d0ba606f7b2bdc609a7f388334e5efec3f3aa
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/6
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/5438d3b5a219d7c8fa67e66e538d325a61617155
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50494
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1040626
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1552-1

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