Information disclosure in Heketi
Priority LOW 34CWE-552Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
An access flaw was found in Heketi 5, where the heketi.json configuration file was world readable. An attacker having local access to the Heketi server could read plain-text passwords from the heketi.json file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00428 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/heketi/heketi (Go): 5.0.1Red Hat: 1 advisory
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heketi | Heketi | 5.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/heketi/heketi (Go) | before 5.0.1 | 5.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-q9vw-wr57-xjv3 |
- Heketi VendorHeketi Affected 5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/heketi/heketi (Go) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.1 Fixed in 5.0.1 Patch available GHSA-q9vw-wr57-xjv3
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:heketi_project:heketi:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | The Heketi Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:heketi_project:heketi:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·The Heketi Project
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q9vw-wr57-xjv3 github.com/heketi/heketi (Go) Fixed in 5.0.1 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2017:3481 Released 2017-12-18 · Red Hat rating Importantheketi security update
- Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.3 on RHEL-7 heketi-5.0.0-19.el7rhgs, heketi-client-5.0.0-19.el7rhgs, python-heketi-5.0.0-19.el7rhgs
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Heketi — RHSA-2017:3481
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2017-11077 OS command injection in HeketiPriority MEDIUM 46
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.3 on RHEL-7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:3481 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15104
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9vw-wr57-xjv3
References
Advisory 4
Sources
- CVE-2017-15104 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15104 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q9vw-wr57-xjv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-15104 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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