# CVE-2023-1625: Information leak in api

> An authenticated attacker can use the stack show command in OpenStack Heat to reveal hidden parameters, leading to information disclosure.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1625, GHSA-5836-grcc-8j89, PYSEC-2026-1751, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1625, USN-6066-1, USN-6293-1

## What is CVE-2023-1625?

CVE-2023-1625 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenStack RDO, published on 24 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An information leak was discovered in OpenStack heat. This issue could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to use the 'stack show' command to reveal parameters which are supposed to remain hidden. This has a low impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.

Weakness: CWE-202 (Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1625?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including openstack-heat. It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `openstack-heat` | PyPI | All versions | 20.0.0 |
| `openstack-heat` | PyPI | All versions | 20.0.0 |
| `openstack-heat` | PyPI | All versions | 20.0.0 |

Products: Openstack Heat, Redhat Openstack Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1625?

Upgrade openstack-heat to 20.0.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-1625 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1625 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenStack RDO

- [CVE-2017-2621](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2621/): Information disclosure in openstack-heat (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2024-7319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7319/): Openstack-heat: incomplete fix for cve-2023-1625 (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2016-9185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9185/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2013-6426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6426/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 4.0)
- [CVE-2013-6428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6428/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1625 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1625 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenStack RDO, published on 24 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1625 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- openstack-heat (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 20.0.0
- openstack-heat (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 20.0.0
- openstack-heat (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 20.0.0

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-2023-1625/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1625/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1625
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1625
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1625

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1625/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.