Description
OpenStack Nova before 2012.1 allows someone with access to an EC2_ACCESS_KEY (equivalent to a username) to obtain the EC2_SECRET_KEY (equivalent to a password). Exposing the EC2_ACCESS_KEY via http or tools that allow man-in-the-middle over https could allow an attacker to easily obtain the EC2_SECRET_KEY. An attacker could also presumably brute force values for EC2_ACCESS_KEY.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4076
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4076
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4076
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/868360
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/25/4
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0041
EPSS Percentile
61.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (2)
openstack/nova
2010.1 - 2012.1
pypi/nova
0 - 12.0.0a0PyPI
Published
Nov 26, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026