# CVE-2012-5482: OpenStack Glance arbitrary deletion of non-protected images

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-5482-openstack-glance-arbitrary-deletion-of-non-protected-images  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2012-11-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2012-5482 · Severity: info · Published 2012-11-11

The v2 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary non-protected images via an image deletion request.  NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4573.

Technologies: [glance (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-glance). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2012-5482 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-5482 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2012-5482?** Informational severity, published 11 November 2012.

**Which products and versions are affected?** glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=11.0.0a0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=fc0ee7623ec59c87ac6fc671e95a9798d6f2e2c3,fixed=b591304b8980d8aca8fa6cda9ea1621aca000c88|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2012-5482?** Yes. glance (PyPI): upgrade to 11.0.0a0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2012-5482?** Check whether you run glance (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- glance (PyPI): upgrade to 11.0.0a0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "glance>=11.0.0a0"
  ```


## Affected products

- glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=11.0.0a0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=fc0ee7623ec59c87ac6fc671e95a9798d6f2e2c3,fixed=b591304b8980d8aca8fa6cda9ea1621aca000c88|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2012-5482
- GHSA-vwr9-9f8v-vp5m
- PYSEC-2012-30

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