Auth bypass in OpenStack Barbican
CVE-2022-23451
An authorization flaw was found in openstack-barbican. The default policy rules for the secret metadata API allowed any authenticated user to add, modify, or delete metadata from any secret regardless of ownership. This flaw allows an attacker on the network to modify or delete protected data, causing a denial of service by consuming protected resources.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (70.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- OpenStack Barbican
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform — versions 13.0, 16.1, 16.2
- Openstack/barbican — versions Fixed in v14.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- storyboard.openstack.org/
- review.opendev.org/c/openstack/barbican/+/811236 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23451 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23451?
- CVE-2022-23451 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenStack Barbican, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23451?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-23451 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.