OpenStack Folsom 2012.2 Authorization credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in OpenStack Folsom 2012.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Authorization. Executing a manipulation can lead to credentials management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-5571. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Folsom 2012.2 (Cloud Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Authorization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

OpenStack Keystone Essex (2012.1) and Folsom (2012.2) does not properly handle EC2 tokens when the user role has been removed from a tenant, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by leveraging a token for the removed user role.

The weakness was released 12/17/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5571 since 10/24/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63210 (Fedora 17 : openstack-keystone-2012.1.3-3.fc17 (2012-19341)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

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 databases at X-Force (80333), Tenable (63210), SecurityFocus (BID 56726†), Secunia (SA51423†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37761†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-63260 and VDB-63195. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Nessus ID: 63210
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : openstack-keystone-2012.1.3-3.fc17 (2012-19341)
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OpenVAS ID: 864927
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for openstack-keystone FEDORA-2012-19341
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Patch: github.com

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10/24/2012 🔍
11/27/2012 +34 days 🔍
11/28/2012 +1 days 🔍
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12/17/2012 +19 days 🔍
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12/24/2012 +7 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +820 days 🔍
12/20/2021 +2463 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org

Advisory: USN-1641-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5571 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5571
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63196

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X-Force: 80333
SecurityFocus: 56726 - OpenStack Keystone CVE-2012-5571 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 51423 - OpenStack Keystone EC2 Credentials Validation and Token Expiration Security Bypass, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 37761 - OpenStack Keystone Essex and Folsom Improper EC2 Tokens Handling Allows Remote Authentication Bypass, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/20/2021 22:31
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (66), 04/22/2017 18:25 (7), 12/20/2021 22:11 (4), 12/20/2021 22:21 (1), 12/20/2021 22:31 (1)
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