Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2013· Updated Apr 30, 2026

CVE-2013-1815

Description

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.

Affected products

Red Hat/Openstack Essex
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_essex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Openstack Folsom
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_folsom:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Packstack
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:packstack:2012.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploit
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0671.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1815nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83017nvd

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