# CVE-2023-6725: Tripleo-ansible: bind keys are world readable

> Attackers with container access can read world-readable BIND keys, exposing sensitive configuration data in OpenStack Designate.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 15 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 25 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pv5w-g537-v27f, RHSA-2024:2736, RHSA-2024:2770

## What is CVE-2023-6725?

CVE-2023-6725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1, published on 15 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An access-control flaw was found in the OpenStack Designate component where private configuration information including access keys to BIND were improperly made world readable. A malicious attacker with access to any container could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-1220 (Insufficient Granularity of Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6725?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `openstack-tripleo-heat-templates` | Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el8 | All versions | 0:14.3.1-17.1.20231103003762.el8ost |
| `tripleo-ansible` | Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el8 | All versions | 0:3.3.1-17.1.20231101233754.el8ost |
| `openstack-tripleo-heat-templates` | Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el9 | All versions | 0:14.3.1-17.1.20231103010840.el9ost |
| `tripleo-ansible` | Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el9 | All versions | 0:3.3.1-17.1.20231101230831.el9ost |

Products: Redhat Openstack Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6725?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-6725 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1

- [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-2022-3596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3596/): Instack-undercloud: rsync leaks information to undercloud (high 7.5)
- [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-2023-6725 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1, published on 15 Mar 2024. 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-2023-6725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1. 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-2023-6725/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6725/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6725
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6725
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6725

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6725/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.