puppet-swift up to 8.2.0/9.4.3 Installation proxy-server.conf information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in puppet-swift up to 8.2.0/9.4.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file proxy-server.conf of the component Installation. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-9590. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in puppet-swift up to 8.2.0/9.4.3 (Service Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file proxy-server.conf of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform director's installation of Object Storage (swift). During installation, the Puppet script responsible for deploying the service incorrectly removes and recreates the proxy-server.conf file with world-readable permissions.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2017. The weakness was published 04/26/2018 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9590 since 11/23/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 455 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 8.2.1 or 9.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95448†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: puppet-swift 8.2.1/9.4.4

Timelineinfo

11/23/2016 🔍
01/12/2017 +50 days 🔍
01/26/2017 +14 days 🔍
04/26/2018 +454 days 🔍
04/26/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/07/2023 +1775 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:0200
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9590 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9590
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117140
SecurityFocus: 95448 - OpenStack Swift CVE-2016-9590 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 04/27/2018 08:39
Updated: 03/07/2023 18:55
Changes: 04/27/2018 08:39 (62), 01/31/2020 20:19 (4), 03/07/2023 18:48 (4), 03/07/2023 18:55 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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