CVE-2015-5303: OpenStack TripleO Heat templates spoof metadata requests

CVE-2015-5303 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2016-04-11

The TripleO Heat templates (tripleo-heat-templates), when deployed via the commandline interface, allow remote attackers to spoof OpenStack Networking metadata requests by leveraging knowledge of the default value of the NeutronMetadataProxySharedSecret parameter.

Technologies: tripleo-heat-templates (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2015-5303 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-5303 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2015-5303?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 11 April 2016.
Which products and versions are affected?
tripleo-heat-templates (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.8.10, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.8.9.
Is there a fix for CVE-2015-5303?
Yes. tripleo-heat-templates (PyPI): upgrade to 0.8.10, 0.8.9 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2015-5303?
Check whether you run tripleo-heat-templates (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

  • tripleo-heat-templates (PyPI): upgrade to 0.8.10, 0.8.9 or later
    pip install "tripleo-heat-templates>=0.8.10"

Affected products

  • tripleo-heat-templates (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.8.10, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.8.9

Identifiers

  • CVE-2015-5303
  • GHSA-m94p-8942-pm49
  • PYSEC-2016-35

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