---
id: CVE-2013-0266
title: >-
  Puppetlabs-cinder: packstack: openstack: puppetlabs-cinder: information
  disclosure of openstack administrative passwords due to world-readable
  configuration files.
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in the `puppetlabs-cinder` module, as used in PackStack. This
  vulnerability is due to incorrect file permissions, specifically
  world-readable permissions, on the `cinder.conf` and `api-paste.ini`
  configuration files. A l…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-276
vendor: Red Hat
product: openstack-packstack
affected:
  - openstack-packstack (all versions)
  - openstack-packstack (all versions)
  - openstack-packstack (all versions)
published: '2013-03-08'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T18:03:42.518Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0266'
references:
  - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0595.html'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0595'
    label: 'RHSA-2013:0595'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0266'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908581'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-cinder/commit/7da792fbd40c0e6eae1ee093aa00e0b177bd2ebc
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00269
epssPercentile: 0.19243
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T16:24:31.291Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in the `puppetlabs-cinder` module, as used in PackStack. This vulnerability is due to incorrect file permissions, specifically world-readable permissions, on the `cinder.conf` and `api-paste.ini` configuration files. A local user can exploit this by reading these files, which leads to the disclosure of OpenStack administrative passwords. This information disclosure could allow unauthorized access to sensitive OpenStack resources.

## Affected

- `openstack-packstack (all versions)`
- `openstack-packstack (all versions)`
- `openstack-packstack (all versions)`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.