# CVE-2015-5163: OpenStack Image Service (Glance) allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary file

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-5163-openstack-image-service-glance-allows-remote-authenticated-users  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2015-08-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2015-5163 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2015-08-19

The import task action in OpenStack Image Service (Glance) 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo), when using the V2 API, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted backing file for a qcow2 image.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2015-5163 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-5163 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2015-5163?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 19 August 2015.

**Which products and versions are affected?** glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2015.1.0,fixed=2015.1.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2015-5163?** Yes. glance (PyPI): upgrade to 2015.1.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2015-5163?** 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 2015.1.2 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "glance>=2015.1.2"
  ```


## Affected products

- glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2015.1.0,fixed=2015.1.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2015-5163
- GHSA-q73f-vjc2-3gqf
- PYSEC-2015-39

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