CVE-2014-7144 OpenStack keystonemiddleware does not verify certificate
OpenStack keystonemiddleware disables certificate verification when insecure option is set, allowing man-in-the-middle attacks via crafted certificates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-7144?
CVE-2014-7144 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenStack keystonemiddleware (formerly python-keystoneclient) 0.x before 0.11.0 and 1.x before 1.2.0 disables certification verification when the "insecure" option is set in a paste configuration (paste.ini) file regardless of the value, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks via a crafted certificate.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7144?
10 open source packages ship an affected version, including keystonemiddleware and python-keystoneclient. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
keystonemiddleware PyPI | All versions | 0.11.0, 1.2.0 |
keystonemiddleware PyPI | All versions | 0.11.0 |
keystonemiddleware PyPI | All versions | 0.11.0 |
keystonemiddleware PyPI | From 1.0 | 1.2.0 |
keystonemiddleware PyPI | From 1.0 | 1.2.0 |
python-keystoneclient PyPI | All versions | 0.11.0, 1.2.0 |
4 more packages
python-keystoneclient PyPI | All versions | 0.11.0 |
python-keystoneclient PyPI | All versions | 0.11.0 |
python-keystoneclient PyPI | From 1.0 | 1.2.0 |
python-keystoneclient PyPI | From 1.0 | 1.2.0 |
Linux distribution packages (6)
python-keystoneclient Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | All versions | 1:0.7.1-5.el6ost |
python-keystoneclient-doc Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | All versions | 1:0.7.1-5.el6ost |
python-keystoneclient Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 1:0.9.0-5.el6ost |
python-keystoneclient-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 1:0.9.0-5.el6ost |
python-keystoneclient Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 1:0.9.0-5.el7ost |
python-keystoneclient-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 1:0.9.0-5.el7ost |
Products include Openstack Keystonemiddleware, Openstack Python-Keystoneclient.
How do I fix CVE-2014-7144?
Upgrade keystonemiddleware to a fixed version for your release line: 0.11.0 or 1.2.0.
Is CVE-2014-7144 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7144 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7144, GHSA-7f2c-vp52-gmfw, PYSEC-2014-26, PYSEC-2014-71, RHSA-2014:1783, RHSA-2014:1784 and 2 more.