CVE-2015-3646 OpenStack Keystone Logs Passwords
Authenticated users can read Keystone logs to obtain sensitive backend passwords and configuration data.
- 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-2015-3646?
CVE-2015-3646 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 12 May 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3646?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including keystone. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
keystone PyPI | From 2011.3 | 2014.1.5, 2014.2.4 |
keystone PyPI | From 2011.3 | 2014.1.5 |
keystone PyPI | From 2011.3 | 2014.1.5 |
keystone PyPI | From 2014.2 | 2014.2.4 |
keystone PyPI | From 2014.2 | 2014.2.4 |
Products include Openstack Keystone, Oracle Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3646?
Upgrade keystone to a fixed version for your release line: 2014.1.5 or 2014.2.4.
Is CVE-2015-3646 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3646 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Solaris
- 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-2015-3646, GHSA-jwpw-ppj5-7h4w, PYSEC-2026-655.