Insecure barbican configuration file leaking credential
Priority LOW 29CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
A credentials leak flaw was found in OpenStack Barbican. This flaw allows a local authenticated attacker to read the configuration file, gaining access to sensitive credentials.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00193 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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-barbican | — | — | 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 |
| — | barbican (PyPI) | up to 16.0.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-6qqp-4vm3-359v |
- openstack-barbican 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
- barbican (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 16.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6qqp-4vm3-359v
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:barbican:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| 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:barbican:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- 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
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2023:6231 Released 2023-11-08 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 (openstack-barbican) security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 openstack-barbican-9.0.2-2.20230515185056.1cd585c.el8ost
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 17.0 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:6231 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1633
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6qqp-4vm3-359v
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
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-2023-01529 Information leak in api CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-1633 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-1633 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6qqp-4vm3-359v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-1633 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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