CVE-2014-7144

OpenStack keystonemiddleware (formerly python-keystoneclient) 0.x before 0.11.0 and 1.x before 1.2.0 disables certification verification when the "insecure" option is set in a paste configuration (paste.ini) file regardless of the value, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks via a crafted certificate.

Published: 2014-10-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-7144 is rated Moderate Risk (45.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.95%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-7144

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.64% 1.95% +1.31%
2 2026-05-24 0.36% 0.64% +0.28%
3 2025-06-06 0.36%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-7144

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-7144

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-7144

GHSA-7f2c-vp52-gmfw · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — OpenStack keystonemiddleware does not verify certificate

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-7144

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-7144 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (python-keystoneclient, python-keystonemiddleware), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7144
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7144
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-7144 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (python-keystoneclient, python-keystonemiddleware), 12 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): DNE 4, not-affected 3, released 3, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7144

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-7144

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openstack keystonemiddleware 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystonemiddleware:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack keystonemiddleware 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystonemiddleware:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack keystonemiddleware 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystonemiddleware:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack python-keystoneclient <= 0.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:python-keystoneclient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-7144

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