CVE-2015-5223 OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) Sensitive Data Exposure
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5223 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2015-5223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5223 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- swift (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.4.0
- swift (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.4.0
- swift (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.4.0
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5223/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5223/index.md)
Attackers can access sensitive data from other containers by exploiting a flaw in Swift's tempurl and DLO manifest handling.
- 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-2015-5223?
CVE-2015-5223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.4.0 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a PUT tempurl and a DLO object manifest that references an object in another container.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5223?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including swift. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
swift PyPI | All versions | 2.4.0 |
swift PyPI | All versions | 2.4.0 |
swift PyPI | All versions | 2.4.0 |
Linux distribution packages (24)
openstack-swift Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-7.el6ost |
openstack-swift-account Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-7.el6ost |
openstack-swift-container Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-7.el6ost |
openstack-swift-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-7.el6ost |
openstack-swift-object Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-7.el6ost |
openstack-swift-proxy Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-7.el6ost |
openstack-swift Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-7.el7ost |
openstack-swift-account Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-7.el7ost |
openstack-swift-container Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-7.el7ost |
openstack-swift-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-7.el7ost |
openstack-swift-object Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-7.el7ost |
openstack-swift-proxy Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-7.el7ost |
openstack-swift Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2.2.0-5.el7ost |
openstack-swift-account Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2.2.0-5.el7ost |
openstack-swift-container Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2.2.0-5.el7ost |
openstack-swift-doc Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2.2.0-5.el7ost |
openstack-swift-object Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2.2.0-5.el7ost |
openstack-swift-proxy Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2.2.0-5.el7ost |
openstack-swift Red Hat:openstack:7::el7 | All versions | 0:2.3.0-2.el7ost |
openstack-swift-account Red Hat:openstack:7::el7 | All versions | 0:2.3.0-2.el7ost |
openstack-swift-container Red Hat:openstack:7::el7 | All versions | 0:2.3.0-2.el7ost |
openstack-swift-doc Red Hat:openstack:7::el7 | All versions | 0:2.3.0-2.el7ost |
openstack-swift-object Red Hat:openstack:7::el7 | All versions | 0:2.3.0-2.el7ost |
openstack-swift-proxy Red Hat:openstack:7::el7 | All versions | 0:2.3.0-2.el7ost |
Products include Openstack Swift.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5223?
Upgrade swift to 2.4.0 or later.
Is CVE-2015-5223 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5223 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2016-0737 OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
- CVE-2016-0738 OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
- CVE-2026-49017 OpenStack Swift: s3api middleware enters an infinite loop when processing a truncated aws-chunked PUT request body
- CVE-2013-6396 Python Swift client is vulnerable to Missing SSL Certificate Check
- CVE-2026-50221 OpenStack Swift vulnerable to authenticated server-side request forgery
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5223, GHSA-q45h-chc8-hvp6, PYSEC-2026-934, RHSA-2015:1895, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5223.