CVE-2023-1633

Credential disclosure via readable configuration file

Published Sep 24, 2023 · Updated Sep 24, 2024

Information disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform's Barbican package allows local users to read credentials from barbican.conf. The downstream RPM packaging left /etc/barbican/barbican.conf readable outside the Barbican service group instead of restricting it to root and that group. Any local account on an affected controller can obtain database or service credentials stored in the file without invoking the Barbican API.

CVSS severity6.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform's Barbican package allows local users to read credentials from barbican.conf. The downstream RPM packaging left /etc/barbican/barbican.conf readable outside the Barbican service group instead of restricting it to root and that group. Any local account on an affected controller can obtain database or service credentials stored in the file without invoking the Barbican API.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-1633
Published
Sep 24, 2023
Updated
Sep 24, 2024
Vendor
Red Hat
Product
Red Hat OpenStack Platform
Classifications
CWE-200, CWE-522, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Red Hat · Red Hat OpenStack PlatformAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
OpenStack · BarbicanAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
Red Hat · Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
RDO · RDOAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

6.6Red Hat, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

Public exploit references

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