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CVE-2015-3646 json

OpenStack Keystone Logs Passwords

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-jwpw-ppj5-7h4w , PYSEC-2026-655 , EUVD-2022-4448

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.

Patch / fix

  • pypi keystone 2014.1.5, 2014.2.4
  • openstack keystone 2014.1.5, 2014.2.4
  • keystone Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2015.1.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3646

  • openstack-swift OpenStack Cloud 5 2.1.0-14.1
  • openstack-nova OpenStack Cloud 5 2014.2.4.juno-29.1
  • openstack-keystone OpenStack Cloud 5 2014.2.4.juno-17.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:2325-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-3646 updated cvss 3.5

openstack-keystone: cache backend password leak in log (OSSA 2015-008)

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 openstack-keystone
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) openstack-keystone Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) openstack-keystone
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi keystone
>=2011.3, <2014.1.5
>=2014.2, <2014.2.4
2014.1.5
2014.2.4

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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