CVE-2014-9493 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated users can read or delete arbitrary files via path traversal in the image location property of OpenStack Glance.
- 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-2014-9493?
CVE-2014-9493 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Openstack, published on 7 Jan 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The V2 API in OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) before 2014.2.2 and 2014.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to read or delete arbitrary files via a full pathname in a file: URL in the image location property.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9493?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (9)
openstack-glance Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | All versions | 0:2013.2.4-3.el6ost |
openstack-glance-doc Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | All versions | 0:2013.2.4-3.el6ost |
python-glance Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | All versions | 0:2013.2.4-3.el6ost |
openstack-glance Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost |
openstack-glance-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost |
python-glance Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost |
openstack-glance Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost |
openstack-glance-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost |
python-glance Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost |
Products include Openstack Image Registry and Delivery Service \(Glance\), Redhat Openstack.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9493?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-9493 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9493 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openstack
- CVE-2015-5286 OpenStack Image Service (Glance) allows remote authenticated users to bypass storage quota, cause denial of service
- CVE-2015-1195 OpenStack Glance v2 API unrestricted path traversal through filesystem:// scheme
- CVE-2015-5251 OpenStack Image Service (Glance) allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions
- CVE-2016-0757 OpenStack Image Service (Glance) vulnerable to Improper Access Control
- CVE-2014-9684 OpenStack Glance Denial of service by creating a large number of images
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9493, GHSA-jgr4-76hh-5p7q, RHSA-2015:0246.