The catalog url replacement in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2013.2.3 and 2014.1…
Priority LOW 23CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The catalog url replacement in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2013.2.3 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive configuration options via a crafted endpoint, as demonstrated by "$(admin_token)" in the publicurl endpoint field.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02126 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed keystone (PyPI): 8.0.0a0Red Hat: 3 advisories
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-8v8f-vc72-pmhc |
- — 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-8v8f-vc72-pmhc
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2 to before 2013.2.3; 2014.1 to before 2014.1.2.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2 to before 2013.2.3; 2014.1 to before 2014.1.2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8v8f-vc72-pmhc keystone (PyPI) Fixed in 8.0.0a0 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2014:1789 Released 2014-11-03 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-keystone security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 openstack-keystone-2014.1.3-2.el6ost, openstack-keystone-doc-2014.1.3-2.el6ost, python-keystone-2014.1.3-2.el6ost
- RHSA-2014:1790 Released 2014-11-03 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-keystone security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 openstack-keystone-2014.1.3-2.el7ost, openstack-keystone-doc-2014.1.3-2.el7ost, python-keystone-2014.1.3-2.el7ost
- RHSA-2014:1688 Released 2014-10-22 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-keystone security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 openstack-keystone-2013.2.4-1.el6ost, openstack-keystone-doc-2013.2.4-1.el6ost, python-keystone-2013.2.4-1.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 4.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1688 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1789 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1790 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3621
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8v8f-vc72-pmhc
References
Advisory 5
Other 7
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/2989ff257e4fde6a168e25b926805e700406aa80
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/52714633c9a4dae5e60279217090859aa6dbcb4f
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1688
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1789
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1790
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3621
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1139937
Sources
- CVE-2014-3621 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3621 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8v8f-vc72-pmhc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-3621 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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