Authorization Flaw in OpenStack Barbican Allows Data Modification by Unauthorized Users

CVE-2022-23451

What is CVE-2022-23451?

An authorization flaw exists in OpenStack Barbican, where default policy rules allow any authenticated user to interact with secret metadata inappropriately. This includes the ability to add, modify, or delete metadata for any secret without ownership verification. An attacker could exploit this flaw to alter or remove critical data, potentially leading to denial of service by consuming protected resources and compromising data integrity.

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