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CVE-2015-5251: OpenStack Image Service (Glance) allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions

May 17, 2022 (updated February 8, 2023)

A flaw was discovered in the OpenStack Image service (glance) where a tenant could manipulate the status of their images by submitting an HTTP PUT request together with an ‘x-image-meta-status’ header. A malicious tenant could exploit this flaw to reactivate disabled images, bypass storage quotas, and in some cases replace image contents (where they have owner access). Setups using the Image service’s v1 API could allow the illegal modification of image status. Additionally, setups which also use the v2 API could allow a subsequent re-upload of image contents.

References

  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1897.html
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1897
  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5251
  • bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1482371
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263511
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-q748-mcwg-xmqv
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5251
  • security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-019.html

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2014.2.4, all versions starting from 2015.1.0 before 2015.1.2

Fixed versions

  • 2014.2.4
  • 2015.1.2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2014.2.4, 2015.1.2 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

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Weakness

  • CWE-264

Source file

pypi/glance/CVE-2015-5251.yml

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