CVE-2019-3895: Openstack Octavia Access Control Vulnerability

CVE-2019-3895 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2019-06-03

An access-control flaw was found in the Octavia service when the cloud platform was deployed using Red Hat OpenStack Platform Director. An attacker could cause new amphorae to run based on any arbitrary image. This meant that a remote attacker could upload a new amphorae image and, if requested to spawn new amphorae, Octavia would then pick up the compromised image.

Technologies: octavia (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2019-3895 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-3895 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2019-3895?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 3 June 2019.
Which products and versions are affected?
octavia (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.9.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-3895?
Yes. octavia (PyPI): upgrade to 0.9.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2019-3895?
Check whether you run octavia (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

  • octavia (PyPI): upgrade to 0.9.0 or later
    pip install "octavia>=0.9.0"

Affected products

  • octavia (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.9.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2019-3895
  • GHSA-jjgh-m322-fjx6
  • PYSEC-2019-194

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