// For flags

CVE-2014-3520

openstack-keystone: Keystone V2 trusts privilege escalation through user supplied project id

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2 allows remote authenticated trustees to gain access to an unauthorized project for which the trustor has certain roles via the project ID in a V2 API trust token request.

OpenStack Identity (Keystone) anterior a 2013.2.4, 2014.x anterior a 2014.1.2, y Juno anterior a Juno-2 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados en quien se confía ganar acceso a un proyecto no autorizado para el cual el elemento que establece la confianza tiene ciertos roles a través del identificador del proyecto en una solicitud de token de confianza de la API V2.

A flaw was found in the way keystone handled trusts. A trustee could use an out-of-scope project ID to gain unauthorized access to a project if the trustor had the required roles for that requested project.

The OpenStack Identity service authenticates and authorizes OpenStack users by keeping track of users and their permitted activities. The Identity service supports multiple forms of authentication, including user name and password credentials, token-based systems, and AWS-style logins. A flaw was found in keystone's chained delegation. A trustee able to create a delegation from a trust or an OAuth token could misuse identity impersonation to bypass the enforced scope, possibly allowing them to obtain elevated privileges to the trustor's projects and roles.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-05-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-07-31 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2025-04-04 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Openstack
Search vendor "Openstack"
Keystone
Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Keystone"
>= 2013.2 < 2013.2.4
Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Keystone" and version " >= 2013.2 < 2013.2.4"
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Affected
Openstack
Search vendor "Openstack"
Keystone
Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Keystone"
>= 2014.1 < 2014.1.2
Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Keystone" and version " >= 2014.1 < 2014.1.2"
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Affected