# CVE-2023-1633: Insecure barbican configuration file leaking credential

> A local authenticated attacker can read the configuration file to steal sensitive credentials in OpenStack Barbican.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6qqp-4vm3-359v, PYSEC-2026-1213, RHSA-2023:6231

## What is CVE-2023-1633?

CVE-2023-1633 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenStack RDO, published on 24 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A credentials leak flaw was found in OpenStack Barbican. This flaw allows a local authenticated attacker to read the configuration file, gaining access to sensitive credentials.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1633?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including barbican. It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `barbican` | PyPI | All versions to 16.0.0 | None |
| `barbican` | PyPI | All versions to 16.0.0 | None |
| `barbican` | PyPI | All versions to 16.0.0 | None |
| `openstack-barbican` | Red Hat:openstack:16.2::el8 | All versions | 0:9.0.2-2.20230515185056.1cd585c.el8ost |

Products: Openstack Barbican, Redhat Openstack Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1633?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-1633 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1633 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenStack RDO

- [CVE-2022-23451](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23451/): Barbican authorization flaw before v14.0.0 (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-1636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1636/): Incomplete container isolation (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2022-3100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3100/): Auth bypass in Red Hat OpenStack Platform (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-23452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23452/): openstack-barbican Denial of Service vulnerability (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1633 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1633 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenStack RDO, published on 24 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1633 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- barbican (PyPI): affected all versions up to 16.0.0; no fix listed
- barbican (PyPI): affected all versions up to 16.0.0; no fix listed
- barbican (PyPI): affected all versions up to 16.0.0; no fix listed

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-2023-1633/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1633/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1633
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1633
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1633

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1633/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.