OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) 2013.2 through 2013.2.3 and 2014.1, when creating the stack for a template using a provider template, all
OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) 2013.2 through 2013.2.3 and 2014.1, when creating the stack for a template using a provider template, allows remote authenticated users to obtain the provider template URL via the resource-type-list.
- Published
- May 23, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.6% · 75th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-200
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Report tools
Action score
14
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 14 / 40 · 3.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| openstack | heat | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- openstack heat2013.2
- openstack heat2013.2.1
- openstack heat2013.2.2
- openstack heat2013.2.3
- openstack heat2014.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | heat | before 2014.1-4 | 2014.1-4 |
| PyPI | openstack-heat | before 5.0.0a0 | 5.0.0a0 |
| Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | openstack-heat | before 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost | 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | openstack-heat-api | before 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost | 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | openstack-heat-api-cfn | before 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost | 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | openstack-heat-api-cloudwatch | before 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost | 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | openstack-heat-common | before 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost | 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | openstack-heat-engine | before 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost | 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost |
Same product
openstack: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-2621An access-control flaw was found in the OpenStack Orchestration (heat) service before 8.0.0, 6.1.0 and 7.0.2 where a service log directory w22Monitor
- CVE-2024-7319Openstack-heat: incomplete fix for cve-2023-162520Monitor
- CVE-2023-1625Information leak in api20Monitor
- CVE-2016-9185In OpenStack Heat, by launching a new Heat stack with a local URL an authenticated user may conduct network discovery revealing internal net17Monitor
- CVE-2013-6428The ReST API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 allows remote authenticated users t17Monitor
- CVE-2013-6426The cloudformation-compatible API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 does not prope16Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:heat | 2014.1-4 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| PyPI:openstack-heat | 5.0.0a0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openstack-heat | 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openstack-heat-api | 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openstack-heat-api-cfn | 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openstack-heat-api-cloudwatch | 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openstack-heat-common | 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openstack-heat-engine | 0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-200 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
{ "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"], "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}Fixed
{ "permissions": ["activeTab"], "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- ExcavationCAPEC-116likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- FootprintingCAPEC-169likelihood: High · Very Low
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- FingerprintingCAPEC-224likelihood: High · Very Low
- ICMP Echo Request PingCAPEC-285likelihood: Medium · Low
- TCP SYN ScanCAPEC-287Low
- Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) RecordsCAPEC-290Low
ATT&CK techniques
- System Service DiscoveryT1007
- System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1016
- Remote System DiscoveryT1018
- System Owner/User DiscoveryT1033
- Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or LocationT1036.005
- Network Service ScanningT1046
- System Network Connections DiscoveryT1049
- Process DiscoveryT1057
- Permission Groups DiscoveryT1069
- System Information DiscoveryT1082
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Account DiscoveryT1087
- Multi-Factor Authentication InterceptionT1111
- Peripheral Device DiscoveryT1120
- System Time DiscoveryT1124
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
Noroxi analysis
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References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1687.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/20/1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/20/6
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/67505
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2249-1
- bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1311223
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.