CVE-2017-2621

openstack-heat: /var/log/heat/ is world readable

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An access-control flaw was found in the OpenStack Orchestration (heat) service before 8.0.0, 6.1.0 and 7.0.2 where a service log directory was improperly made world readable. A malicious system user could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information.

Se ha encontrado un fallo de control de acceso en OpenStack Orchestration (heat) en versiones anteriores a la 8.0.0, 6.1.0 y 7.0.2, en el que un directorio de registro de servicio se hacía legible para todos los usuarios de manera incorrecta. Un usuario malicioso del sistema podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad para acceder a información confidencial.

An access-control flaw was found in the OpenStack Orchestration (heat) service where a service log directory was improperly made world readable. A malicious system user could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-12-01 CVE Reserved
2017-05-18 CVE Published
2023-07-21 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96280	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1243	2023-02-12
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1464	2023-02-12
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2621	2023-02-12
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2621	2017-06-14
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420990	2017-06-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Openstack Search vendor "Openstack"		Heat Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Heat"				< 8.0.0 Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Heat" and version " < 8.0.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openstack Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack"				9 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack" and version "9"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openstack Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack"				10 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack" and version "10"		-		Affected