CVE-2013-6396

The OpenStack Python client library for Swift (python-swiftclient) 1.0 through 1.9.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Published: 2014-02-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-6396 is rated Moderate Risk (41.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.73%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6396

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.14% 0.73% +0.60%
2 2025-03-30 0.47% 0.14% -0.33%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.47% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-6396

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-6396

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-6396

GHSA-p3xv-97g8-4wmj · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: pip — Python Swift client is vulnerable to Missing SSL Certificate Check

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-6396

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-6396 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (python-swiftclient), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6396
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6396
ubuntu low CVE-2013-6396 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (python-swiftclient), 7 status rows across 7 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream): DNE 3, not-affected 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6396

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-6396

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openstack swift 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.2.0:gamma1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.3.0:gamma1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack swift 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-6396

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