VDB-256920 · CVE-2023-6725 · WID-SEC-2024-1228

Red Hat OpenStack 17.1 openstack-designate insufficient granularity of access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat OpenStack 17.1. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component openstack-designate. The manipulation results in insufficient granularity of access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-6725. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat OpenStack 17.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component openstack-designate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient granularity of access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-1220. The product implements access controls via a policy or other feature with the intention to disable or restrict accesses (reads and/or writes) to assets in a system from untrusted agents. However, implemented access controls lack required granularity, which renders the control policy too broad because it allows accesses from unauthorized agents to the security-sensitive assets. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-6725 since 12/12/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/21/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1228). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat OpenStack
IBM MQ
Red Hat OpenShift

Productinfo

Type

Cloud Software

Vendor

Red Hat

Name

OpenStack

Version

17.1

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficient granularity of access control
CWE: CWE-1220 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2023 🔍
03/15/2024 +94 days 🔍
03/15/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/21/2026 +677 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-6725 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6725
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-256920
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1228 - Red Hat OpenStack: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2024 15:19
Updated: 01/21/2026 17:11
Changes: 03/15/2024 15:19 (48), 07/27/2025 06:57 (21), 07/30/2025 23:38 (12), 01/21/2026 17:11 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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