Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Red Hat OpenStack - CVE-2022-1655

 

Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Red Hat OpenStack - CVE-2022-1655

Published: December 8, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70050
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1655
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Red Hat OpenStack

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to Horizon session cookies are created without the HttpOnly flag despite HorizonSecureCookies being set to true in the environmental files. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to potential sensitive information.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-1655

Install updates from vendor's website.

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