CVE-2014-7144

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-10-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

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.

Affected products

OpenStack keystonemiddleware: 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.1.1
OpenStack Python-Keystoneclient: through 0.10.1

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1783.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1784.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0020.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62709
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/51
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69864
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2705-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-keystoneclient/+bug/1353315
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1783.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1784.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0020.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62709

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