OpenStack Glance v2 API unrestricted path traversal through filesystem:// scheme

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2015-1195 · GHSA-pwrj-f53c-f89j · PYSEC-2026-815 · Published 21/01/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
glance PyPI	`< 11.0.0a0`	`11.0.0a0`
image registry and delivery service (glance) openstack	`≥ 2014.1, < 2014.1.4≥ 2014.2, < 2014.2.2`	`2014.1.42014.2.2`

Description

The V2 API in OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) before 2014.1.4 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to read or delete arbitrary files via a full pathname in a filesystem:// URL in the image location property. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-9493.

NVD description

The V2 API in OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) before 2014.1.4 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to read or delete arbitrary files via a full pathname in a filesystem: URL in the image location property. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-9493.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1195 · ADVISORY
openstack/glance commit 5191ed1 · WEB
openstack/glance commit 7d3a1db · WEB
openstack/glance commit a2d986b · WEB
bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1408663 · WEB
openstack/glance · PACKAGE
lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-January/000325.html · WEB
secunia.com/advisories/62169 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/15/2 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/5 · WEB
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html · WEB
securityfocus.com/bid/71976 · WEB
pypi.org/project/glance · PACKAGE
GitHub Advisory GHSA-pwrj-f53c-f89j · ADVISORY

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