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Fencer Intel
high 7.1

CVE-2019-10138 json

Improper Access Control in novajoin

published 2019-07-30 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-xf8c-3cgx-fcwm , PYSEC-2019-192 , EUVD-2019-0097

cvss
7.1
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was discovered in the python-novajoin plugin, all versions up to, excluding 1.1.1, for Red Hat OpenStack Platform. The novajoin API lacked sufficient access control, allowing any keystone authenticated user to generate FreeIPA tokens.

Patch / fix

  • pypi novajoin 1.1.1
  • python novajoin 1.1.1
  • python-novajoin openstack 13 1.1.1-3.el7ost
  • skydive openstack 14 0.20.3-1.el7ost
  • python-wsme openstack 14 0.9.4-0.20190314161310.1d73d6e.el7ost
  • qpid-proton openstack 14 0.26.0-3.el7
  • python2-wsme openstack 14 0.9.4-0.20190314161310.1d73d6e.el7ost
  • python-manila openstack 14 1:7.1.0-2.el7ost
  • qpid-proton-c openstack 14 0.26.0-3.el7
  • rhosp-release openstack 14 14.0.2-1.el7ost

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:1728RHBA-2019:0944

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2019-10138 updated cvss 7.1

python-novajoin: novajoin API lacks access control

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 python-novajoin 1.1.1-3.el7ost
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1728
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14.0 skydive 0.20.3-1.el7ost, qpid-proton 0.26.0-3.el7, qpid-proton-c 0.26.0-3.el7, python-manila 7.1.0-2.el7ost, rhosp-release 14.0.2-1.el7ost, skydive-agent 0.20.3-1.el7ost, +74 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2019:0944
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15 (Stein) python3-novajoin
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi novajoin
<1.1.1
1.1.1

Affected products

  • Red Hat python-novajoin

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.