CVE-2014-3621 OpenStack Identity Keystone Exposure of Sensitive Information
Authenticated users can read sensitive configuration options in OpenStack Keystone by crafting a malicious endpoint URL.
- 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-2014-3621?
CVE-2014-3621 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 2 Oct 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The catalog url replacement in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2013.2.3 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive configuration options via a crafted endpoint, as demonstrated by "$(admin_token)" in the publicurl endpoint field.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3621?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including keystone. It affects 3 products.
| 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 |
Linux distribution packages (6)
openstack-keystone Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.3-2.el6ost |
openstack-keystone-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.3-2.el6ost |
python-keystone Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.3-2.el6ost |
openstack-keystone Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.3-2.el7ost |
openstack-keystone-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.3-2.el7ost |
python-keystone Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.3-2.el7ost |
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Openstack Keystone, Redhat Openstack.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3621?
Upgrade keystone to 8.0.0a0 or later.
Is CVE-2014-3621 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3621 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3621, GHSA-8v8f-vc72-pmhc, PYSEC-2026-653, RHSA-2014:1789, RHSA-2014:1790, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3621 and 1 more.