CVE-2021-3654: Medium severity openstack compute (nova) vulnerability

Published May 17, 2021
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in openstack-nova's console proxy, noVNC. By crafting a malicious URL, noVNC could be made to redirect to any desired URL.

Other sources

novnc allows open redirection, which could allow phishing attempts. Risk: By modifying untrusted URL input to a malicious site, an attacker may successfully launch a phishing scam and steal user credentials. Because the server name in the modified link is identical to the original site, phishing attempts could have a more trustworthy appearance.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1927677

Red Hat

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/nova<21.2.3
21.2.3
redhat/nova<22.3.0
22.3.0
redhat/nova<23.1.0
23.1.0
Openstack Nova<21.2.3
Openstack Nova>=22.0.0<22.2.3
Openstack Nova>=23.0.0<23.0.3
redhat Openstack Platform=16.1
redhat Openstack Platform=16.2

Event History

Mar 2, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-3654?

CVE-2021-3654 is a vulnerability found in openstack-nova's console proxy, noVNC, that allows for redirecting to any desired URL via a maliciously crafted URL.

2

How does CVE-2021-3654 affect OpenStack Nova?

CVE-2021-3654 affects OpenStack Nova versions up to 21.2.3, 22.0.0 up to 22.2.3, and 23.0.0 up to 23.0.3.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3654?

The severity of CVE-2021-3654 is medium, with a CVSS score of 6.1.

4

How can I fix CVE-2021-3654?

To fix CVE-2021-3654, update OpenStack Nova to version 21.2.4 or higher, versions 22.3.0 or higher, or versions 23.1.0 or higher.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-3654?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-3654 at the following references: [Reference 1](https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1927677), [Reference 2](https://bugs.python.org/issue32084), [Reference 3](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961439).

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