{"id":"CVE-2013-6396","aliases":["GHSA-p3xv-97g8-4wmj","PYSEC-2014-12"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2013-6396","summary":"Python Swift client is vulnerable to Missing SSL Certificate Check","details":"The OpenStack Python client library for Swift (python-swiftclient) from 1.0 before 2.0 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":"2014-02-18T19:55:04Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:44:33.006377Z","cvss":{"score":9.1,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"python-swiftclient","fixedVersion":"2.0"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openstack/python-swiftclient/commit/b182112719ab87942472e44aa3446ea0eb19a289","label":"openstack/python-swiftclient@b182112"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-swiftclient/+bug/1199783"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/17/7"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6396"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openstack/python-swiftclient/commit/b182112719ab87942472e44aa3446ea0eb19a289"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/chmouel/python-swiftclient"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/python-swiftclient/PYSEC-2014-12.yaml"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/python-swiftclient/+/69187"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-04-10T03:44:33.006377Z"}}