CVE-2016-0757 OpenStack Image Service (Glance) vulnerable to Improper Access Control

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated users can modify image status and upload data by removing the last location when multiple locations are enabled.

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-2016-0757?

CVE-2016-0757 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenStack Image Service (Glance) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 11.0.x before 11.0.2 (liberty), when show_multiple_locations is enabled, allow remote authenticated users to change image status and upload new image data by removing the last location of an image.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0757?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including glance. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
glance PyPIFrom 11.0.011.0.2
glance PyPIFrom 11.0.011.0.2
glance PyPIFrom 11.0.011.0.2
Linux distribution packages (12)
openstack-glance Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.5-5.el6ost
openstack-glance-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.5-5.el6ost
python-glance Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.5-5.el6ost
openstack-glance Red Hat:openstack:5::el7All versions0:2014.1.5-5.el7ost
openstack-glance-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el7All versions0:2014.1.5-5.el7ost
python-glance Red Hat:openstack:5::el7All versions0:2014.1.5-5.el7ost
openstack-glance Red Hat:openstack:6::el7All versions0:2014.2.3-4.el7ost
openstack-glance-doc Red Hat:openstack:6::el7All versions0:2014.2.3-4.el7ost
python-glance Red Hat:openstack:6::el7All versions0:2014.2.3-4.el7ost
openstack-glance Red Hat:openstack:7::el7All versions0:2015.1.2-2.el7ost
openstack-glance-doc Red Hat:openstack:7::el7All versions0:2015.1.2-2.el7ost
python-glance Red Hat:openstack:7::el7All versions0:2015.1.2-2.el7ost

Products include Openstack Image Registry and Delivery Service \(Glance\).

How do I fix CVE-2016-0757?

Upgrade glance to 11.0.2 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2016-0757 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0757 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0757, GHSA-5xrj-ghhp-hx7p, PYSEC-2026-811, RHSA-2016:0309, RHSA-2016:0352, RHSA-2016:0354 and 2 more.

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