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CVE-2015-9543

3.3 · LOW

An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 18.2.4, 19.x before 19.1.0, and 20.x before 20.1.0.

Published Feb 19, 2020CWE-200EPSS 0.41%

Overview

CVE-2015-9543 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 19, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 18.2.4, 19.x before 19.1.0, and 20.x before 20.1.0. It can leak consoleauth tokens into log files. An attacker with read access to the service's logs may obtain tokens used for console access. All Nova setups using novncproxy are affected. This is related to NovaProxyRequestHandlerBase.new_websocket_client in console/websocketproxy.py.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/19/2Reflaunchpad.net/bugs/1492140Refreview.opendev.org/220622Refsecurity.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2020-001.htmlRefwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/19/2Reflaunchpad.net/bugs/1492140Refreview.opendev.org/220622Refsecurity.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2020-001.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-9543?

CVE-2015-9543 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 19, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2015-9543?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-9543?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-9543?

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