OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2013.2.4, 2014.1 before 2014.1.2, and Juno before…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2013.2.4, 2014.1 before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2 does not properly handle chained delegation, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging a (1) trust or (2) OAuth token with impersonation enabled to create a new token with additional roles.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | keystone (PyPI) | before 8.0.0a0 | 8.0.0a0 | Patch available | GHSA-274v-r947-v34r |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- keystone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 8.0.0a0 Fixed in 8.0.0a0 Patch available GHSA-274v-r947-v34r
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-274v-r947-v34r keystone (PyPI) Fixed in 8.0.0a0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2014:0994 Released 2014-07-31 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-keystone security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 openstack-keystone-2013.1.5-3.el6ost, openstack-keystone-doc-2013.1.5-3.el6ost, python-keystone-2013.1.5-3.el6ost
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 openstack-keystone-2013.2.3-7.el6ost, openstack-keystone-doc-2013.2.3-7.el6ost, python-keystone-2013.2.3-7.el6ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0994 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0994 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3476
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-274v-r947-v34r
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-3476 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3476 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-274v-r947-v34r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-3476 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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