Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is an old OpenStack utility issue where the openstack-db program created passwords insecurely. The public source bundle does not provide severity, CVSS, exploit details, or a named fix. Business risk is mainly legacy exposure: older OpenStack deployments may still rely on credentials generated by affected tooling.
Executive priority
Prioritize if the organization still operates old OpenStack environments or inherited credentials from early deployments. Otherwise, handle through legacy-risk cleanup and credential rotation tracking.
Technical view
CVE-2013-1793 covers insecure password creation in the openstack-utils openstack-db program through 2013-02-28. The provided records do not describe the password-generation weakness, affected distributions beyond openstack-utils, exploitation method, or remediation version. Treat this as a credential-hygiene issue for historical OpenStack database provisioning.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in legacy OpenStack environments that installed or used openstack-utils openstack-db through 2013-02-28, especially where generated database credentials were never rotated.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. No public exploit status or exploitation requirements are provided in the supplied sources.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The records identify insecure password creation but omit algorithm details, CVSS, exploitability, and exact fixed versions. Avoid assuming affected platforms beyond openstack-utils openstack-db unless vendor advisories confirm them.
Mitigation direction
- Check Red Hat or vendor guidance for corrected openstack-utils packages.
- Upgrade or remove affected legacy openstack-utils components where still present.
- Rotate database passwords created by the affected openstack-db utility.
- Restrict database access to required hosts and service accounts.
- Review legacy build images, scripts, and backups for old generated credentials.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems for openstack-utils and openstack-db usage through 2013-02-28.
- Check package history against vendor advisories for CVE-2013-1793.
- Identify database accounts provisioned by the affected utility.
- Confirm affected credentials were rotated after remediation.
- Review access controls around OpenStack database services.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-1793CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-1793CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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