CVE-2022-23452: Medium severity openstack barbican vulnerability

Published Nov 19, 2021
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Updated

An authorization flaw was found in openstack-barbican, where anyone with an admin role could add secrets to a different project container. This flaw allows an attacker on the network to consume protected resources and cause a denial of service.

Other sources

The default policy for adding a secret to a container allows anyone with the "admin" role to add a secret their project owns to a container that is owned by a different project.

References:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showbug.cgi?id=2022908

Red Hat

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
pip/barbican<14.0.0
14.0.0
Openstack barbican<14.0.0
redhat Openstack Platform=16.1

Event History

Nov 19, 2021
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·08:38 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Sep 1, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:57 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:57 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Sep 2, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·12:01 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-23452?

CVE-2022-23452 is an authorization flaw in openstack-barbican that allows anyone with an admin role to add secrets to a different project container, leading to potential resource consumption and denial of service.

2

How does CVE-2022-23452 impact OpenStack Barbican?

CVE-2022-23452 allows an attacker with admin role to add secrets to a different project container, enabling them to consume protected resources and cause denial of service.

3

What versions of OpenStack Barbican are affected by CVE-2022-23452?

OpenStack Barbican versions up to and excluding 14.0.0 are affected by CVE-2022-23452.

4

How can I mitigate the CVE-2022-23452 vulnerability?

To mitigate CVE-2022-23452, it is recommended to update OpenStack Barbican to a version higher than 14.0.0 or apply the necessary patches.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-23452?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-23452 in the following references: - [Red Hat Bugzilla - CVE-2022-23452](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2022908) - [OpenStack Storyboard - CVE-2022-23452](https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2009297) - [Red Hat Bugzilla - CVE-2022-23452 Patch](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2043278)

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