CVE-2014-7231

Exp

The strutils.mask_password function in the OpenStack Oslo utility library, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.3 does not properly mask passwords when logging commands, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the log.

Published: 2014-10-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-7231 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-7231

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-7231

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 0.16% 0.53% +0.37%
2 2025-06-03 0.09% 0.16% +0.07%
3 2025-03-31 — 0.09% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-7231

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-7231

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-7231

GHSA-v933-vx5p-j7w2 · Severity: low · Ecosystem: pip — OpenStack Oslo utility sensitive information exposure via log files

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-7231

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-7231 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (python-oslo.utils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7231
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7231
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-7231 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (python-oslo.utils), 4 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): DNE 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7231

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-7231

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openstack cinder >= 2013.2, < 2013.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:cinder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack cinder >= 2014.1, < 2014.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:cinder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack nova >= 2013.2, < 2013.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack nova >= 2014.1, < 2014.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack trove >= 2013.2, < 2013.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:trove:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack trove >= 2014.1, < 2014.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:trove:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openstack 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-7231

URL Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1939.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/853 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70184 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.utils/+bug/1345233 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96726 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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