The notifier middleware in OpenStack PyCADF 0.5.0 and earlier, Telemetry (Ceilometer)…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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 and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The notifier middleware in OpenStack PyCADF 0.5.0 and earlier, Telemetry (Ceilometer) 2013.2 before 2013.2.4 and 2014.x before 2014.1.2, Neutron 2014.x before 2014.1.2 and Juno before Juno-2, and Oslo allows remote authenticated users to obtain X_AUTH_TOKEN values by reading the message queue (v2/meters/http.request).
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 26
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:neutron:2014.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:neutron:2014.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.1.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:neutron:juno1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | juno1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:oslo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.5.0 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:neutron:2014.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:neutron:2014.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.1.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:neutron:juno1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions juno1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:oslo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Show 16 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.4 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.5 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.6 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.7 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.8 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.9 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:telemetry_\(ceilometer\):2013.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:telemetry_\(ceilometer\):2014.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.4 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.5 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.6 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.7 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.8 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.9 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:pycadf:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:telemetry_\(ceilometer\):2013.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:telemetry_\(ceilometer\):2014.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2014:1050 Released 2014-08-13 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-ceilometer security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 openstack-ceilometer-2013.2.3-2.el6ost, openstack-ceilometer-alarm-2013.2.3-2.el6ost, openstack-ceilometer-api-2013.2.3-2.el6ost +5
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 4.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1050 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4615
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wrh-vfjh-96rg
References
Advisory 2
Other 3
- [oss-security] 20140625 [OSSA 2014-021] User token leak to message queue in pyCADF notifier middleware (CVE-2014-4615)
- [oss-security] 20140623 CVE request for vulnerability in OpenStack Neutron, Ceilometer and pyCADF library
- [oss-security] 20140624 Re: CVE request for vulnerability in OpenStack Neutron, Ceilometer and pyCADF library
Sources
- CVE-2014-4615 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4615 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9wrh-vfjh-96rg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-4615 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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