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9.3

OpenStack Swift Client Library Fails to Verify SSL Certificates, Allowing Spoofing

CVE-2013-6396 · published 12 years ago
Summary

If you use the OpenStack Swift client library, a hacker could pretend to be a trusted server and steal your sensitive information. This is because the library doesn't check the server's identity when it connects to it. To fix this, update the library to a version that checks SSL certificates.

What to do
  • Update openstack python-swiftclient to version 2.0.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
pip openstack python-swiftclient >= 1.0, < 2.0
Fix: upgrade to 2.0
– openstack swift 1.0.0
1.0.1
1.0.2
1.1.0
1.2.0
1.3.0
1.4.0
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.4.3
1.4.4
1.4.5
14 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
The OpenStack Python client library for Swift (python-swiftclient) 1.0 through 1.9.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers a...
The OpenStack Python client library for Swift (python-swiftclient) 1.0 through 1.9.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 3 days
Internal 60 days
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
9.3 Critical
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation
CWE-310Cryptographic Issues
Timeline
Published18 Feb 2014
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen6 Mar 2026
Sources
GHSA-p3xv-97g8-4wmj · GHSA
CVE-2013-6396 · NVD
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