CVE-2013-1840: A flaw was found in OpenStack Glance

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MEDIUM 6.5DOWNGRADE

CVE-2013-1840 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) affecting glance. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A flaw was found in OpenStack Glance. Remote authenticated users can exploit this vulnerability by requesting a cached image when the single-tenant Swift or S3 store is in use. This action causes the system to report the location field, which can lead to the disclosure of the operator's backend credentials.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.4% (top 28%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-201, CWE-200
Published	2013-03-22
Last modified	2026-10-30

Publisher (CNA): Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor: openstack

Last updated 2026-10-30 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2013-03-22 21:55 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-30 19:17 UTCUpdated Record last modified

openstack glance DOWNGRADE

Affected: v1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before v1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy glance || rpm -q glance || glance --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before v1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison glance sudo apt install glance=<VERSION_BEFORE_v1> sudo apt-mark hold glance

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list glance sudo dnf downgrade glance-<VERSION_BEFORE_v1> sudo dnf versionlock add glance

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2013-1840?

glance: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2013-1840 being exploited?

CVE-2013-1840 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2013-1840 affect?

CVE-2013-1840 affects glance. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.5). A flaw was found in OpenStack Glance. Remote authenticated users can exploit this vulnerability by requesting a cached image when the single-tenant Swift or S3 store is in use. This action causes the system to report the location field, whi

How urgent is CVE-2013-1840?

Priority 41/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

OpenStack vulnerabilities · Swift vulnerabilities

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