Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4202
CVE-2013-4202
Description
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
cinderPyPI | < 7.0.0a0 | 7.0.0a0 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1198.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2005-1nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1190229nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mfg4-9xf4-f45qghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4202ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/openstack/cinder/commit/2023eecc4b1a35daf42a64fa01967ed12c7d017bghsaWEB
- github.com/openstack/cinder/commit/4ad95dba4fccbbc0df923dea0dc9e5c3ac9f4cc2ghsaWEB
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