# CVE-2014-7144: OpenStack keystonemiddleware does not verify certificate

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-7144-openstack-keystonemiddleware-does-not-verify-certificate  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2014-10-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2014-7144 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2014-10-02

OpenStack keystonemiddleware (formerly python-keystoneclient) 0.x before 0.11.0 and 1.x before 1.2.0 disables certification verification when the "insecure" option is set in a paste configuration (paste.ini) file regardless of the value, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks via a crafted certificate.

Technologies: [keystonemiddleware (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-keystonemiddleware), [python-keystoneclient (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/python-keystoneclient). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2014-7144 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-7144 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2014-7144?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 2 October 2014.

**Which products and versions are affected?** keystonemiddleware (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.11.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.11.0,introduced=1.0,fixed=1.2.0; python-keystoneclient (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.11.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.11.0,introduced=1.0,fixed=1.2.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2014-7144?** Yes. keystonemiddleware (PyPI): upgrade to 0.11.0, 1.2.0 or later; python-keystoneclient (PyPI): upgrade to 0.11.0, 1.2.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2014-7144?** Check whether you run keystonemiddleware (PyPI) or python-keystoneclient (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- keystonemiddleware (PyPI): upgrade to 0.11.0, 1.2.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "keystonemiddleware>=1.2.0"
  ```

- python-keystoneclient (PyPI): upgrade to 0.11.0, 1.2.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "python-keystoneclient>=1.2.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- keystonemiddleware (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.11.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.11.0,introduced=1.0,fixed=1.2.0
- python-keystoneclient (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.11.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.11.0,introduced=1.0,fixed=1.2.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2014-7144
- GHSA-7f2c-vp52-gmfw
- PYSEC-2014-26
- PYSEC-2014-71

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