CVE-2014-3801 OpenStack Heat template URL information leakage

Low 3.5 Published Updated

Authenticated users can obtain provider template URLs via the resource-type-list in OpenStack Heat, leading to information disclosure.

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-2014-3801?

CVE-2014-3801 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) 2013.2 through 2013.2.3 and 2014.1, when creating the stack for a template using a provider template, allows remote authenticated users to obtain the provider template URL via the resource-type-list.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3801?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including openstack-heat. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
openstack-heat PyPIAll versions5.0.0a0
openstack-heat PyPIAll versions5.0.0a0
openstack-heat PyPIAll versions5.0.0a0
Linux distribution packages (6)
openstack-heat Red Hat:openstack:4::el6All versions0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost
openstack-heat-api Red Hat:openstack:4::el6All versions0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost
openstack-heat-api-cfn Red Hat:openstack:4::el6All versions0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost
openstack-heat-api-cloudwatch Red Hat:openstack:4::el6All versions0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost
openstack-heat-common Red Hat:openstack:4::el6All versions0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost
openstack-heat-engine Red Hat:openstack:4::el6All versions0:2013.2.4-1.el6ost

Products include Openstack Heat.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3801?

Upgrade openstack-heat to 5.0.0a0 or later.

Is CVE-2014-3801 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3801, GHSA-86qj-4h55-fvpw, PYSEC-2026-889, RHSA-2014:1687, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3801, USN-2249-1.

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