Information leak in api
Priority HIGH 66CWE-202Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
An information leak was discovered in OpenStack heat. This issue could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to use the 'stack show' command to reveal parameters which are supposed to remain hidden. This has a low impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00715 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial openstack-heat (PyPI): 20.0.0Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | openstack-heat | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.0 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| RDO | OpenStack RDO | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | openstack-heat (PyPI) | before 20.0.0 | 20.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-5836-grcc-8j89 |
- openstack-heat Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.0 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- OpenStack RDO VendorRDO Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- openstack-heat (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 20.0.0 Fixed in 20.0.0 Patch available GHSA-5836-grcc-8j89
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-5836-grcc-8j89 openstack-heat (PyPI) Fixed in 20.0.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.0 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1625
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5836-grcc-8j89
References
More Red Hat Openstack Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2022-03027 Uncontrolled resource consumption in openstack-neutron CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-02596 Open redirect in openstack-nova CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-01565 A flaw was found in openvswitch (OVS). CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2020-08630 Improper access control in nova_libvirt container provided by the Red Hat OpenStack… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2023-1625 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-1625 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5836-grcc-8j89 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-1625 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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