CVE-2015-1852

The s3_token middleware in OpenStack keystonemiddleware before 1.6.0 and python-keystoneclient before 1.4.0 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-7144.

Published: 2015-04-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-1852 is rated Moderate Risk (48.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.59%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.29% 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-2015-1852

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 0.30% 2.59% +2.29%
2 2026-05-24 0.22% 0.30% +0.08%
3 2025-05-10 0.22%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1852

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-2015-1852

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2015-1852

GHSA-p9wq-mjh8-q72m · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — OpenStack keystonemiddleware and python-keystoneclient vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-1852

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-1852 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-2015-1852
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1852
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-1852 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, released 3, ignored 2, needs-triage 2, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1852

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1852

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openstack keystonemiddleware <= 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystonemiddleware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack python-keystoneclient <= 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:python-keystoneclient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1852

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