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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.6

CVE-2023-1633 json

Insecure barbican configuration file leaking credential

published 2023-09-24 3 y ago modified 2026-07-07 4 mo ago also GHSA-6qqp-4vm3-359v , PYSEC-2026-1213 , EUVD-2023-2449

cvss
6.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A credentials leak flaw was found in OpenStack Barbican. This flaw allows a local authenticated attacker to read the configuration file, gaining access to sensitive credentials.

Patch / fix

  • openstack-barbican openstack 16.2 9.0.2-2.20230515185056.1cd585c.el8ost

red hat advisories RHSA-2023:6231

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-1633 updated cvss 6.6

openstack-barbican: Insecure Barbican configuration file leaking credential

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) python-barbican, openstack-barbican, openstack-barbican-api, openstack-barbican-common, openstack-barbican-worker, openstack-barbican-keystone-listener
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 python3-barbican, openstack-barbican, openstack-barbican-api, openstack-barbican-common, openstack-barbican-worker, openstack-barbican-keystone-listener
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.0 python3-barbican, openstack-barbican, openstack-barbican-api, openstack-barbican-common, openstack-barbican-worker, openstack-barbican-keystone-listener Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 python3-barbican, openstack-barbican, openstack-barbican-api, openstack-barbican-common, openstack-barbican-worker, openstack-barbican-keystone-listener
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 openstack-barbican
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 openstack-barbican 9.0.2-2.20230515185056.1cd585c.el8ost
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:6231
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 python3-barbican 9.0.2-2.20230515185056.1cd585c.el8ost, openstack-barbican-api 9.0.2-2.20230515185056.1cd585c.el8ost, openstack-barbican-common 9.0.2-2.20230515185056.1cd585c.el8ost, openstack-barbican-worker 9.0.2-2.20230515185056.1cd585c.el8ost, openstack-barbican-keystone-listener 9.0.2-2.20230515185056.1cd585c.el8ost
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
OSV 3.1 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi barbican
<=16.0.0
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • n/a openstack-barbican
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.0
  • RDO OpenStack RDO

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

Sources

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