Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published May 7, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-12692
CVE-2020-12692
Description
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 15.0.1, and 16.0.0. The EC2 API doesn't have a signature TTL check for AWS Signature V4. An attacker can sniff the Authorization header, and then use it to reissue an OpenStack token an unlimited number of times.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
keystonePyPI | >= 16.0.0.0rc1, < 16.0.0 | 16.0.0 |
keystonePyPI | < 15.0.1 | 15.0.1 |
Affected products
5- OpenStack/Keystonedescription
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/07/1nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1872737nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rqw2-hhrf-7936ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12692ghsaADVISORY
- security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2020-003.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- usn.ubuntu.com/4480-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/06/4nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keystone/PYSEC-2020-56.yamlghsaWEB
- opendev.org/openstack/keystone/commit/ab89ea749013e7f2c46260f68504f5687763e019ghsaWEB
- usn.ubuntu.com/4480-1ghsaWEB
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