OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) do…
Priority LOW 29CWE-254Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) do not properly apply security group changes, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restriction by leveraging an instance that was running when the change was made.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.037 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed nova (PyPI): 2014.2.4, 2015.1.2Red Hat: 4 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 |
| — | nova (PyPI) | before 2014.2.4 | 2014.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-67rh-9p29-vrxr |
| — | nova (PyPI) | 2015.1.0 to before 2015.1.2 | 2015.1.2 | Patch available | GHSA-67rh-9p29-vrxr |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- nova (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2014.2.4 Fixed in 2014.2.4 Patch available GHSA-67rh-9p29-vrxr
- nova (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2015.1.0 to before 2015.1.2 Fixed in 2015.1.2 Patch available GHSA-67rh-9p29-vrxr
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-67rh-9p29-vrxr nova (PyPI) Fixed in 2014.2.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-67rh-9p29-vrxr nova (PyPI) Fixed in 2015.1.2 Advisory →
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2016:0017 Released 2016-01-10 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-nova security advisory
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 openstack-nova-2014.1.5-16.el6ost, openstack-nova-api-2014.1.5-16.el6ost, openstack-nova-cells-2014.1.5-16.el6ost +12
- RHSA-2016:0013 Released 2016-01-07 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-nova security and bug fix advisory
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 openstack-nova-2014.2.3-42.el7ost, openstack-nova-api-2014.2.3-42.el7ost, openstack-nova-cells-2014.2.3-42.el7ost +12
- RHSA-2015:2684 Released 2015-12-21 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-nova secuity and bug fix advisory
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 openstack-nova-2014.1.5-9.el7ost, openstack-nova-api-2014.1.5-9.el7ost, openstack-nova-cells-2014.1.5-9.el7ost +12
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2015:2673 Released 2015-12-21 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-nova security and bug fix advisory
- OpenStack 7.0 Tools for RHEL 7 python-novaclient-1:2.23.0-2.el7ost, python-novaclient-doc-1:2.23.0-2.el7ost
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 openstack-nova-2015.1.2-7.el7ost, openstack-nova-api-2015.1.2-7.el7ost, openstack-nova-cells-2015.1.2-7.el7ost +15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 7.0 Tools for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2673 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0017 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2684 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0013 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2673 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7713
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-67rh-9p29-vrxr
References
Advisory 6
Other 7
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2684
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0013
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0017
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7713
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1269119
- https://opendev.org/openstack/nova
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228024902/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76960
More OpenStack Nova vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-34154 In OpenStack Nova before 33.0.2, the server create API does not strip certain hint data. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2022-23762 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Cinder before 19.1.2, 20.x before 20.0.2, and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
- TI-2021-02596 Open redirect in openstack-nova CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2017-04900 An issue was discovered in exception_wrapper.py in OpenStack Nova 13.x through 13.1.3… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12516 An issue was discovered in the default FilterScheduler in OpenStack Nova 16.0.3. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2020-13145 An issue was discovered in Guest.migrate in virt/libvirt/guest.py in OpenStack Nova… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2015-7713 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-7713 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-67rh-9p29-vrxr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-7713 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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