Information disclosure in Openstack Nova - CVE-2019-14433
Published: August 20, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20338
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14433
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the application displays verbose output in case of an error. A remote authenticated attacker can send API requests that produce errors and reveal system information.
Affected software
Openstack Nova
Red Hat OpenStack
Red Hat OpenStack for IBM Power
nova (Ubuntu package)
Red Hat OpenStack
Red Hat OpenStack for IBM Power
nova (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14433
Install updates from vendor's website.
Openstack Nova - addressed in versions 17.0.12, 18.2.2, 19.0.2
nova (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5, 2:17.0.10-0ubuntu2.1, 2:19.0.1-0ubuntu2.1
nova (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5, 2:17.0.10-0ubuntu2.1, 2:19.0.1-0ubuntu2.1