CVE-2017-2673

Public Exploit

Description

An authorization-check flaw was discovered in federation configurations of the OpenStack Identity service (keystone). An authenticated federated user could request permissions to a project and unintentionally be granted all related roles including administrative roles.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.34% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: [UNKNOWN] openstack-keystone
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/125 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2673 patch vendor advisory issue tracking
https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1677723 patch third party advisory exploit
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1461 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1597 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98032 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-2673?
CVE-2017-2673 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-2673?
To fix CVE-2017-2673, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-2673 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-2673 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-2673?
CVE-2017-2673 affects [UNKNOWN] openstack-keystone.
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