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CVE-2013-6396

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-6396 describes a critical vulnerability in the OpenStack Python client library for Swift (python-swiftclient) versions 1.0 through 1.9.0. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers and intercept sensitive information due to the client's failure to verify X.509 certificates. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and could lead to significant data compromise and integrity issues. While no active exploitation, public exploits, or community discussion have been observed, the potential for sensitive information disclosure remains a concern.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
50.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0073 is in the 10th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: python-swiftclientFixed in: 2.0
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3Fixed in: python-swiftclient
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4Fixed in: python-swiftclient

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-p3xv-97g8-4wmjcritical

Python Swift client is vulnerable to Missing SSL Certificate Check

May 17, 2022
redhatCVE-2013-6396Moderate

python-swiftclient: SSL certificate verification security issue

Jul 10, 2013

References

bugs.launchpad.net / python-swiftclient/+bug/1199783
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/02/17/7