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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 configur...

Published: Apr 17, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-17
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

OpenStack keystonemiddleware and python-keystoneclient vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-17

Affected Products

PyPI
package-ecosystem
keystonemiddleware
OSS Libraries
python-keystoneclient
OSS Libraries
openstack
oss-project·USaka openstack foundation
keystonemiddlewareLibraryLibrary
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
python-keystoneclientLibraryLibrary
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Scannable·OpenVAS
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1852
nvd.nist.gov
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1677
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1685
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