CVE-2022-23451 Barbican authorization flaw before v14.0.0
An authorization flaw in OpenStack Barbican allows any authenticated user to modify or delete secret metadata, leading to data corruption and denial of service.
- 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-2022-23451?
CVE-2022-23451 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in openstack/barbican, published on 6 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An authorization flaw was found in openstack-barbican. The default policy rules for the secret metadata API allowed any authenticated user to add, modify, or delete metadata from any secret regardless of ownership. This flaw allows an attacker on the network to modify or delete protected data, causing a denial of service by consuming protected resources.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23451?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including barbican. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
barbican PyPI | All versions | 14.0.0 |
barbican PyPI | All versions | 14.0.0 |
barbican PyPI | All versions | 14.0.0 |
Products include Openstack Barbican, Redhat Openstack Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23451?
Upgrade barbican to 14.0.0 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-23451 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23451 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in openstack/barbican
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23451, GHSA-p2jg-q8hw-p7gc, PYSEC-2026-786, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23451.