SB2014041512 - Privilege escalation in OpenStack Python client library for Keystone
Published: April 15, 2014 Updated: February 26, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014041512
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Credentials management (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0105)
CWE-ID: CWE-255 - Credentials Management
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to the auth_token middleware in the OpenStack Python client library for Keystone does not properly retrieve user tokens from memcache, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances via a large number of requests.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.