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The auth_token middleware in the OpenStack Python client library for Keystone (aka python-keystoneclient) before 0.7.0 does not properly retrieve user tokens from memcache, which allows remote authent

  • Disclosed: 15.04.2014
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:20

The auth_token middleware in the OpenStack Python client library for Keystone (aka python-keystoneclient) before 0.7.0 does not properly retrieve user tokens from memcache, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances via a large number of requests, related to an "interaction between eventlet and python-memcached."

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) python-keystoneclient < 0.7.0 0.7.0

References

CVSS score 6/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-522
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
python-keystoneclient
Disclosed
15.04.2014
Updated
11.10.2026 12:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gwvq-rgqf-993f - CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2014-70 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: python-keystoneclient

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (9) in the archive
Total entries
9
First → latest
10.2013 05.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2
  • High 3
  • Medium 2
  • Low 2

Disclosures per year

earlier: 5

Severity:
  1. Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in python-keystoneclient
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2013-2167 >= 0.2.3, < 0.3.0 0.3.0
  2. Inadequate Encryption Strength in python-keystoneclient
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2013-2166 >= 0.2.3, < 0.3.0 0.3.0
  3. The s3_token middleware in OpenStack keystonemiddleware before 1.6.0 and python-keystoneclient before 1.4.0 disables certification verification when the "insecure" option is set in a paste configurati
    High · 7.5 CVE-2015-1852 < 1.4.0 1.4.0
  4. OpenStack keystonemiddleware (formerly python-keystoneclient) 0.x before 0.11.0 and 1.x before 1.2.0 disables certification verification when the "insecure" option is set in a paste configuration (pas
    High · 5.9 CVE-2014-7144 < 0.11.0, >= 1.0, < 1.2.0 0.11.0, 1.2.0
  5. The auth_token middleware in the OpenStack Python client library for Keystone (aka python-keystoneclient) before 0.7.0 does not properly retrieve user tokens from memcache, which allows remote authent this entry
    Low · 6.0 CVE-2014-0105 < 0.7.0 0.7.0
  6. python-keystoneclient before 0.2.4, as used in OpenStack Keystone (Folsom), does not properly check expiry for PKI tokens, which allows remote authenticated users to (1) retain use of a token after it
    High · 7.5 CVE-2013-2104 < 0.2.4 0.2.4

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