Vulnerability · Published Aug 26, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2021-3563
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization in keystone. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in openstack-keystone. Only the first 72 characters of an application secret are verified allowing attackers bypass some password complexity which administrators may be counting on. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | keystone | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3563 |
| Debian:13 | keystone | 2:23.0.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3563 |
| Debian:14 | keystone | 2:23.0.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3563 |
| PyPI | keystone | no fix listed | GHSA-cc99-whm5-mmq3 |
| PyPI | keystone | no fix listed | PYSEC-2026-370 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | keystone | 2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.1 | USN-7926-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | keystone | 2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3563 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1901891 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1962908 x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3563 x_refsource_MISC
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3563 x_refsource_MISC
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00007.html