OpenStack improperly deletes access rules

Description

A flaw was found in OpenStack. When a user tries to delete a non-existing access rule in it's scope, it deletes other existing access rules which are not associated with any application credentials.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
Advisory on GitHub
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Published (advisory)
2024-11-17 12:30:29 UTC
Updated
2024-12-05 22:17:58 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2024-11-18 20:08:25 UTC
NVD published
2024-11-17 11:15:06 UTC

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.25% 48.03%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
5.5 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-237 Improper Handling of Structural Elements

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
pip python-openstackclient < 6.3.0 6.3.0

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence