CVE-2015-5303: Tripleo heat templates OpenStack TripleO Heat Templates Spoof Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-m94p-8942-pm49
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CVSS 7.5
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2015-5303 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) openstack tripleo heat templates spoof vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Tripleo heat templates libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves openstack tripleo heat templates spoof metadata requests. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.8.10.

CVE-2015-5303 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2015-5303
GHSA Identifier GHSA-m94p-8942-pm49
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.5
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Tripleo heat templates
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2015-5303

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Tripleo heat templates dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

tripleo-heat-templates fixed: 0.8.10 
pip install tripleo-heat-templates>=0.8.10
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

pip show tripleo-heat-templates

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2015-5303, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show tripleo-heat-templates

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Tripleo heat templates in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.8.10), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show tripleo-heat-templates command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Tripleo heat templates, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

The TripleO Heat templates (tripleo-heat-templates), when deployed via the commandline interface, allow remote attackers to spoof OpenStack Networking metadata requests by leveraging knowledge of the default value of the NeutronMetadataProxySharedSecret parameter.

CVE-2015-5303 Affected Tripleo heat templates Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
0.8.10
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
tripleo-heat-templates
pypi/tripleo-heat-templates
PyPI
< 0.8.10
0.8.10

References

NVD — CVE-2015-5303 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5303
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/openstack/tripleo-heat-templates/commit/1a0c7d97165c1b38dc9f78b82ac6ec8519fcf80c
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/openstack/tripleo-heat-templates/commit/293f19b2a41386e1eea47a9e6add24b006c69c42
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2015:26... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2650
bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/151602... WEB
https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1516027
Tripleo heat templates Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/openstack/tripleo-heat-templates
Tripleo heat templates Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tripleo-heat-templates/PYSEC-2016-35.yaml
opendev.org/openstack/tripleo-h... WEB
https://opendev.org/openstack/tripleo-heat-templates/commit/1a0c7d97165c1b38dc9f78b82ac6ec8519fcf80c
opendev.org/openstack/tripleo-h... WEB
https://opendev.org/openstack/tripleo-heat-templates/commit/293f19b2a41386e1eea47a9e6add24b006c69c42

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-5303?
CVE-2015-5303 is a security vulnerability in Tripleo heat templates involving OpenStack TripleO Heat templates spoof metadata requests under General Security Weakness.
Which Tripleo heat templates versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 0.8.10 across affected packages: tripleo-heat-templates.
What version fixes CVE-2015-5303?
Upgrading to 0.8.10 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is tripleo-heat-templates affected?
Yes, tripleo-heat-templates is affected in releases prior to 0.8.10. Upgrade your dependency to 0.8.10 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-5303?
CVE-2015-5303 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2015-5303?
CVE-2015-5303 is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2015-5303?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show tripleo-heat-templates'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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