PackStack 2012.2.3 in Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom can create the answer file in insecure directories such as /tmp or the current working directory, which allows local users to modify deployed systems by changing this file.
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Description PackStack 2012.2.3 in Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom can create the answer file in insecure directories such as /tmp or the current working directory, which allows local users to modify deployed systems by changing this file. A flaw was found in PackStack. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify deployed systems by changing the answer file, which is created in insecure directories such as /tmp or the current working directory. This insecure file creation could lead to unauthorized system modifications.
Title packstack: answerfile creation permissions issue Packstack: red hat openstack: packstack: unauthorized system modification via insecure answer file creation
Weaknesses CWE-379
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:4
cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:5::el6
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-04-10T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-04-30T16:33:23.209Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-1815

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-04-10T15:55:15.237

Modified: 2026-04-30T17:16:24.377

Link: CVE-2013-1815

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1815 - Bugzilla