CVE-2013-1815
mediumA flaw was found in PackStack.
Vendor / product: Redhat — openstack essex
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.
CVSS
6.1
6.1 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (secalert@redhat.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2013-04-10 15:55
Modified: 2026-10-30 19:17
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 18 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-30 19:20 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
redhat / openstack_essex all versions
redhat / openstack_folsom all versions
redhat / packstack 2012.2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0671.html
Vendor advisory: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0671.html
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0671.html secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0671 secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1815 secalert@redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917904 secalert@redhat.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83017 secalert@redhat.com
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0671.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917904 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-30 19:20 UTC · record ↗