puppet-tripleo before versions 5.5.0, 6.2.0 is vulnerable to an access-control flaw in the IPtables rules management, which allowed the creation of TCP/UDP rules with empty port values. If SSL is enabled, a malicious user could use these open ports to gain access to unauthorized resources.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puppet-tripleo | Openstack | 5.5.0 (including) | 5.5.0 (including) |
| Puppet-tripleo | Openstack | 6.2.0 (including) | 6.2.0 (including) |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) | RedHat | puppet-tripleo-0:5.4.0-4.el7ost | * |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: