CVE-2014-0204 OpenStack Identity Keystone Improper Privilege Management
Remote authenticated users can gain unauthorized privileges in OpenStack Keystone due to improper handling of group and user ID collisions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0204?
CVE-2014-0204 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.1 does not properly handle when a role is assigned to a group that has the same ID as a user, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges that are assigned to a group with the same ID.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0204?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including keystone. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
keystone PyPI | All versions | 8.0.0a0 |
keystone PyPI | All versions | 8.0.0a0 |
keystone PyPI | All versions | 8.0.0a0 |
Products include Openstack Keystone.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0204?
Upgrade keystone to 8.0.0a0 or later.
Is CVE-2014-0204 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0204 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2020-12690 Insufficient Session Expiration in OpenStack Keystone
- CVE-2019-19687 OpenStack Keystone Credential Leakage
- CVE-2026-43001 OpenStack Keystone has an Incorrect Authorization Issue
- CVE-2014-2828 OpenStack Identity (Keystone) DoS through V3 API authentication chaining
- CVE-2021-38155 OpenStack Keystone allows information disclosure during account locking
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0204, GHSA-c4p9-87h3-7vr4, PYSEC-2026-654.