CVE-2017-2673

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenStack

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (6)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/125
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98032
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1677723
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2673

CVSS

6.8MEDIUMredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863

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