OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) 2013.2 through 2013.2.3 and 2014.1, when creating the…
Priority LOW 20CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) 2013.2 through 2013.2.3 and 2014.1, when creating the stack for a template using a provider template, allows remote authenticated users to obtain the provider template URL via the resource-type-list.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01634 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial openstack-heat (PyPI): 5.0.0a0Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
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 |
| — | openstack-heat (PyPI) | before 5.0.0a0 | 5.0.0a0 | Patch available | GHSA-86qj-4h55-fvpw |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- openstack-heat (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.0a0 Fixed in 5.0.0a0 Patch available GHSA-86qj-4h55-fvpw
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:2013.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:2013.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:2013.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:2013.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2.3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:2014.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:2013.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:2013.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:2013.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:2013.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:2014.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-86qj-4h55-fvpw openstack-heat (PyPI) Fixed in 5.0.0a0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2014:1687 Released 2014-10-22 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-heat security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 openstack-heat-2013.2.4-1.el6ost, openstack-heat-api-2013.2.4-1.el6ost, openstack-heat-api-cfn-2013.2.4-1.el6ost +3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1687 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3801
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86qj-4h55-fvpw
References
Other 8
- [oss-security] 20140520 CVE request for vulnerability in OpenStack Heat
- [oss-security] 20140520 Re: CVE request for vulnerability in OpenStack Heat
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1311223
- https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/heat
- https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/heat/commit/?id=03dd894de4ad905dc170e358fad27d9c8ed62a73
- https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/heat/commit/?id=7e114a38712da8947ee7ad93eabda34f5e4aa65a
- https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/heat/commit/?id=a02ff20509171346d2a1d2a9df7c81aada134c52
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229061233/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67505
More OpenStack Heat vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01529 Information leak in api CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2017-01872 Sensitive information in log files in Red Hat openstack-heat CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2024-06780 Openstack-heat: incomplete fix for cve-2023-1625 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2016-07514 In OpenStack Heat, by launching a new Heat stack with a local URL an authenticated user… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2013-05381 The ReST API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
- TI-2013-05379 The cloudformation-compatible API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
Sources
- CVE-2014-3801 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3801 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-86qj-4h55-fvpw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-3801 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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