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CVE-2017-16613

An issue was discovered in middleware.py in OpenStack Swauth through 1.2.0 when used with OpenStack Swift through 2.15.1. The Swift object store and proxy server are saving (unhashed) tokens retrie...

Published: Nov 21, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-287
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
8.4%
Top 5.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

OpenStack Swauth object/proxy server writing Auth Token to log file

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

swauthPyPIOSS Libraries
n/an/a
swauthopenstack
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
swiftopenstack
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
openstackoss-projectUSCloud & SaaSaka openstack foundation
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16613
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/openstack/swauth/commit/70af7986265a3defea054c46efc82d0698917298
github.com
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=882314
bugs.debian.org
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Timeline

Published
Nov 21, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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