Low severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4278
CVE-2013-4278
Description
The "create an instance" API in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to boot arbitrary flavors by guessing the flavor id. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2256.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
novaPyPI | < 12.0.0a0 | 12.0.0a0 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-August/000138.htmlnvdPatchWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-43cm-73px-5v4mghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4278ghsaADVISORY
- bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1212179nvdWEB
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/4054cc4a22a1fea997dec76afb5646fd6c6ea6b9ghsaWEB
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/6825959560e06725d26625fd21f5c0b78b305492ghsaWEB
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/8b686195afe7e6dfb46c56c1ef2fe9c993d8e495ghsaWEB
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