# CVE-2019-14433: OpenStack Nova Server Resource Faults Leak External Exception Details

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-14433-openstack-nova-server-resource-faults-leak-external-exception  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2019-08-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-14433 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2019-08-09

An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 17.0.12, 18.x before 18.2.2, and 19.x before 19.0.2. If an API request from an authenticated user ends in a fault condition due to an external exception, details of the underlying environment may be leaked in the response, and could include sensitive configuration or other data.

Technologies: [nova (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-nova). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-14433 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-14433 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-14433?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 9 August 2019.

**Which products and versions are affected?** nova (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=17.0.12, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=19.0.0,fixed=19.0.2,introduced=0,fixed=17.0.12,introduced=18.0.0,fixed=18.2.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-14433?** Yes. nova (PyPI): upgrade to 17.0.12, 18.2.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-14433?** Check whether you run nova (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

- nova (PyPI): upgrade to 17.0.12, 18.2.2 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "nova>=18.2.2"
  ```


## Affected products

- nova (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=17.0.12, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=19.0.0,fixed=19.0.2,introduced=0,fixed=17.0.12,introduced=18.0.0,fixed=18.2.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-14433
- GHSA-pg64-r7rr-phv8
- PYSEC-2019-191

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