What is CVE-2012-5474?

CVE-2012-5474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenStack Horizon, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2012-5474?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in OpenStack Horizon

CVE-2012-5474

The file /etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings within Red Hat OpenStack Platform 2.0 and RHOS Essex Release (python-django-horizon package before 2012.1.1) is world readable and exposes the secret key value.

Published 2019-12-30 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

OpenStack Horizon
Python-Django-Horizon — versions before 2012.1.1
Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 18
Red Hat OpenStack — versions 2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5474 (Third Party Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5474 (Third Party Advisory)
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092841.html (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5474?: CVE-2012-5474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenStack Horizon, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2012-5474?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.