CVE-2022-23451Network attack vector

Authenticated metadata tampering via missing ownership context

Published Sep 6, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Incorrect authorization in OpenStack Barbican before 14.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter any secret's metadata. The secret-metadata controllers supplied generic ACL context without the owning project's ID and secret creator, so legacy policy rules could not enforce ownership. A valid Barbican account is required; unauthorized metadata changes can corrupt protected data or consume protected resources until the service is denied.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability1.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in OpenStack Barbican before 14.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter any secret's metadata. The secret-metadata controllers supplied generic ACL context without the owning project's ID and secret creator, so legacy policy rules could not enforce ownership. A valid Barbican account is required; unauthorized metadata changes can corrupt protected data or consume protected resources until the service is denied.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23451
Published
Sep 6, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
OpenStack
Product
Barbican
Classifications
CWE-863, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Fixed in v14.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenStack · Barbicanversion=Fixed in v14.0.0

Published CVSS scores

8.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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