# CVE-2013-0212: OpenStack Glance logs user name and password in cleartext

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-0212-openstack-glance-logs-user-name-and-password-in-cleartext  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2013-02-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2013-0212 · Severity: info · Published 2013-02-24

store/swift.py in OpenStack Glance Essex (2012.1), Folsom (2012.2) before 2012.2.3, and Grizzly, when in Swift single tenant mode, logs the Swift endpoint's user name and password in cleartext when the endpoint is misconfigured or unusable, allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading the error messages.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2013-0212 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2013-0212 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2013-0212?** Informational severity, published 24 February 2013.

**Which products and versions are affected?** glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2012.1,fixed=2012.2.3, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=e96273112b5b5da58d970796b7cfce04c5030a89,fixed=37d4d96bf88c2bf3e7e9511b5e321cf4bed364b7,fixed=96a470be64adcef97f235ca96ed3c59ed954a4c1|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2013-0212?** Yes. glance (PyPI): upgrade to 2012.2.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2013-0212?** 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 2012.2.3 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "glance>=2012.2.3"
  ```


## Affected products

- glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2012.1,fixed=2012.2.3, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=e96273112b5b5da58d970796b7cfce04c5030a89,fixed=37d4d96bf88c2bf3e7e9511b5e321cf4bed364b7,fixed=96a470be64adcef97f235ca96ed3c59ed954a4c1|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2013-0212
- GHSA-xv7j-2v4w-cjvh
- PYSEC-2013-37

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