CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-2592

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: May 08, 2018 | Modified: Oct 09, 2019
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

python-oslo-middleware before versions 3.8.1, 3.19.1, 3.23.1 is vulnerable to an information disclosure. Software using the CatchError class could include sensitive values in a tracebacks error message. System users could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from OpenStack component error logs (for example, keystone tokens).

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Oslo.middleware Openstack * 3.8.0 (including)
Oslo.middleware Openstack 3.9.0 (including) 3.19.0 (including)
Oslo.middleware Openstack 3.20.0 (including) 3.23.0 (including)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

References