Information disclosure in OpenStack Barbican



Published: 2023-11-24
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-1633
CWE-ID CWE-522
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		barbican
Web applications / Other software

Vendor Openstack

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Insufficiently protected credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU83484

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1633

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to application stores credentials in clear text in configuration files. A local user can read the configuration file and obtain credentials.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

barbican: 0.1.30 - 2015.1.0

External links

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2181761


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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