CVE-2017-2673
mediumpriority · track · 30OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.021 · 82 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An authorization-check flaw was discovered in federation configurations of the OpenStack Identity service (keystone). An authenticated federated user could request permissions to a project and unintentionally be granted all related roles including administrative roles.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2
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affected products (7)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-j36m-hv43-7w7mOpenStack Identity service (keystone) Incorrect Authorization2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
An authorization-check flaw was discovered in federation configurations of the OpenStack Identity service (keystone). An authenticated federated user could request permissions to a project and unintentionally be granted all related roles including administrative roles.
- PYSEC-2018-1522018-07-19vendor · osvUS
An authorization-check flaw was discovered in federation configurations of the OpenStack Identity service (keystone). An authenticated federated user could request permissions to a project and unintentionally be granted all related roles including administrative roles.
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references (21)
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- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/125cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1461cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1597cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2673cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1677723cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1439586cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2673cnnvd
- https://www.openstack.org/Patchcnnvd
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