CVE-2014-3520 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated trustees can access unauthorized projects via V2 API trust token requests, leading to data exposure and security bypass.
- 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-2014-3520?
CVE-2014-3520 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2 allows remote authenticated trustees to gain access to an unauthorized project for which the trustor has certain roles via the project ID in a V2 API trust token request.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3520?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openstack Keystone.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3520?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2014-3520 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3520 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-2014-3520, GHSA-mv96-4gm9-mjhw, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3520.