OpenStack Keystone up to 2013.2.2 Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Keystone up to 2013.2.2. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-2237. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in OpenStack Keystone up to 2013.2.2 (Cloud Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The memcache token backend in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) 2013.1 through 2.013.1.4, 2013.2 through 2013.2.2, and icehouse before icehouse-3, when issuing a trust token with impersonation enabled, does not include this token in the trustee's token-index-list, which prevents the token from being invalidated by bulk token revocation and allows the trustee to bypass intended access restrictions.

The weakness was presented 04/01/2014 by Morgan (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2237 since 02/28/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73601 (Fedora 20 : openstack-keystone-2013.2.3-2.fc20 (2014-4903)), 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 (91690), Tenable (73601), SecurityFocus (BID 65895†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44433†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 73601
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : openstack-keystone-2013.2.3-2.fc20 (2014-4903)
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OpenVAS ID: 867673
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for openstack-keystone FEDORA-2014-4210
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12/11/2013 🔍
02/28/2014 +79 days 🔍
03/04/2014 +4 days 🔍
04/01/2014 +28 days 🔍
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04/18/2014 +17 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +316 days 🔍
05/09/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org

Advisory: RHSA-2014:0580
Researcher: Morgan
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-2237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66843
X-Force: 91690
SecurityFocus: 65895 - OpenStack Keystone Trustee Token Revocation Failure Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44433 - OpenStack Keystone and Icehouse Remote Bypass Restrictions via the Token Backend, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 10:58
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (60), 05/27/2017 10:52 (10), 02/06/2022 14:11 (3), 02/06/2022 14:14 (1), 05/09/2026 10:58 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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