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CVE-2015-1856: OpenStack Swift Unauthorized delete of versioned Swift object

May 14, 2022 (updated May 14, 2024)

OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.0, when allow_version is configured, allows remote authenticated users to delete the latest version of an object by leveraging listing access to the x-versions-location container.

References

  • bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1430645
  • git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/swift/commit/?id=5bb7c286ebb4a54e4d2bd5a02845644d1c651183
  • git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/swift/commit/?id=85afe9316570855c87ea731d0627f6f8f2b73264
  • git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/swift/commit/?id=dd9d97458ea007024220a78dba8dd663e8b425d7
  • git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/swift/commit/?id=f6525758ab2456d688430699338993439597a789
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-cc77-5vw4-7pwg
  • github.com/openstack/swift
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1856

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.3.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.3.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.3.0 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

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

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Source file

pypi/swift/CVE-2015-1856.yml

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