High severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-3542
CVE-2012-3542
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
keystonePyPI | < 2012.1 | 2012.1 |
Affected products
9- osv-coords7 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/openstack-keystone-2025.1pkg:apk/chainguard/openstack-keystone-2025.1-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/openstack-keystone-2025.2pkg:apk/chainguard/openstack-keystone-2025.2-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/openstack-keystone-2026.1pkg:apk/chainguard/openstack-keystone-2026.1-fipspkg:pypi/keystone
< 0+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 28.0.1_git20260610-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 2012.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/5438d3b5a219d7c8fa67e66e538d325a61617155nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/c13d0ba606f7b2bdc609a7f388334e5efec3f3aanvdPatchWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/50467nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/50494nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-gf2q-j2qq-pjf2ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3542ghsaADVISORY
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/6nvdWEB
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1552-1nvdWEB
- bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1040626nvdWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keystone/PYSEC-2012-19.yamlghsaWEB
- lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16282.htmlnvdWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20121114023909/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55326ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20140802052724/http://secunia.com/advisories/50467ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20140804204333/http://secunia.com/advisories/50494ghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55326nvd
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