---
id: CVE-2013-2161
aliases:
  - GHSA-9xgv-6v35-mmcj
  - PYSEC-2026-930
title: OpenStack Swift Unchecked user input in XML responses
summary: OpenStack Swift Unchecked user input in XML responses
severity: high
vendor: swift
product: swift
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - swift < 1.9.0
patched:
  - swift 1.9.0
published: '2022-05-14'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9xgv-6v35-mmcj'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2161'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/6659382c4fa348e1ebbce2424968dd7267ea1db1
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/8f9b135e0a16478a628f20224ce5babe62d4aaba
  - url: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1183884'
  - url: 'https://github.com/openstack/swift'
  - url: >-
      http://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/4eed6bf5b5028409f730be97ddcfb6bfa893c976
  - url: >-
      http://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/92d7eadd328797d392758c79e258c8455874c80e
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00021.html'
  - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0993.html'
  - url: 'http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2737'
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/13/4'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.0191
epssPercentile: 0.78608
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:48.118Z'
---

## Overview

XML injection vulnerability in account/utils.py in OpenStack Swift Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana allows attackers to trigger invalid or spoofed Swift responses via an account name.

## Affected packages

- `swift < 1.9.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `swift 1.9.0`