# CVE-2022-3596: Instack-undercloud: rsync leaks information to undercloud

> Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive undercloud data, potentially exposing administrator credentials and compromising the OpenStack environment.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-788f-3f4f-vv6f, RHSA-2022:8897

## What is CVE-2022-3596?

CVE-2022-3596 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Queens) for RHEL 7.6 EUS, published on 20 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An information leak was found in OpenStack's undercloud. This flaw allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to inspect sensitive data after discovering the IP address of the undercloud, possibly leading to compromising private information, including administrator access credentials.

Weakness: CWE-402 (Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3596?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `instack-undercloud` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 0:8.4.9-13.el7ost |

Products: Redhat Openstack Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3596?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-3596 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Queens) for RHEL 7.6 EUS

- [CVE-2020-10731](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10731/): Misconfiguration in nova libvirt container provided by the Red Hat OpenStack Platform (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-8007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8007/): Openstack-tripleo-common: rhosp director disables tls verification for registry mirrors (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2017-15114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15114/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-6725](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6725/): Tripleo-ansible: bind keys are world readable (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2022-3261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3261/): Plain-text passwords saved in /var/log/messages (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3596 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3596 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Queens) for RHEL 7.6 EUS, published on 20 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Queens) for RHEL 7.6 EUS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2022-3596/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3596/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3596
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3596
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3596

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3596/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.