Comment 21 for bug 1482371

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Grant Murphy (gmurphy) wrote : Re: Image status can be changed by passing header 'x-image-meta-status' with PUT operation using v1

Please review this impact description for correctness. I will use it to request a CVE for this issue once I've verified that it is accurate.

Title: Glance v1 API image status manipulation
Reporter: Hemanth Makkapati (Rackspace)
Products: Glance
Affects: all 2013.2 and 2014.1 versions, 2014.2 versions through 2014.2.3,
          and 2015.1 versions through 2015.1.1

Description:
Hemanth Makkapati of Rackspace reported a vulnerability in Glance. By submitting
a HTTP PUT request with a 'x-image-meta-status' header, a malicious tenant can
manipulate the status of public images without requiring administrative
privileges. This may allow an attacker to reactivate a malicious images that
was disabled by an administrator, potentially impacting other tenants. Only setups
using the Glance v1 API are affected by this flaw.