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CVE-2014-7231

The strutils.mask_password function in the OpenStack Oslo utility library, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.3 does not properly mask passwords when logging commands, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the log.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-7231 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from openstack, from openstack, from openstack and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-10-08T19:55:04.500

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	openstack	cinder	< 2013.2.4	Yes
Application	openstack	cinder	< 2014.1.3	Yes
Application	openstack	nova	< 2013.2.4	Yes
Application	openstack	nova	< 2014.1.3	Yes
Application	openstack	trove	< 2013.2.4	Yes
Application	openstack	trove	< 2014.1.3	Yes
Application	redhat	openstack	5.0	Yes

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1939.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/853 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70184 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.utils/+bug/1345233 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96726 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1939.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/853 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70184 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.utils/+bug/1345233 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96726 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For openstack's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.