CVE-2015-3646
OpenStack Keystone Logs Passwords
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.0
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.
- Record
CVE-2015-3646- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.
- Record
CVE-2015-3646- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4448 No score
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4448- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jwpw-ppj5-7h4w No score
OpenStack Keystone Logs Passwords
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.
- Record
GHSA-jwpw-ppj5-7h4w- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.
- Record
CVE-2015-3646- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-3646 No score
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3646- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-jwpw-ppj5-7h4w No score
OpenStack Keystone Logs Passwords
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.
- Record
GHSA-jwpw-ppj5-7h4w- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-655 No score
OpenStack Keystone Logs Passwords
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-655- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2325-1 No score
Security update for openstack-keystone, openstack-nova, and openstack-swift
This update for openstack-keystone, openstack-nova, and openstack-swift fixes the following issues:
- Fix hybrid backend from keystone v3 (bsc#967356)
- Fix cleanup when block migration fails (bsc#960015)
- Avoid host data leak (bsc#960601, CVE-2015-7548)
- Fix init script for openstack-swift-object-expirer
- Mark backend_argument as secret (bsc#929628, CVE-2015-3646)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2016:2325-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3646 No score
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3646- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
keystonePyPI |
2014.2 up to 2014.2.4 | 2014.2.4 |
keystonePyPI |
2011.3 up to 2014.1.5 | 2014.1.5 |
keystoneDebian:12 |
before 2015.1.0-1 | 2015.1.0-1 |
keystoneDebian:13 |
before 2015.1.0-1 | 2015.1.0-1 |
keystoneDebian:14 |
before 2015.1.0-1 | 2015.1.0-1 |
keystonePyPI |
2011.3 up to 2014.1.5, 2014.2 up to 2014.2.4 | 2014.1.52014.2.4 |
openstack-keystoneSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2014.2.4.juno-17.1 | 2014.2.4.juno-17.1 |
openstack-keystone-docSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2014.2.4.juno-17.2 | 2014.2.4.juno-17.2 |
openstack-novaSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2014.2.4.juno-29.1 | 2014.2.4.juno-29.1 |
openstack-nova-docSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2014.2.4.juno-29.1 | 2014.2.4.juno-29.1 |
openstack-swiftSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.1.0-14.1 | 2.1.0-14.1 |
openstack-swift-docSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.1.0-14.1 | 2.1.0-14.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-3646 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Openstack Keystone, published May 12, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.88%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in keystone 2014.2.4.
References
lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-May/000356.html
securityfocus.com/bid/74456
bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1443598
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3646
web.archive.org/web/20210122154200/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74456
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-jwpw-ppj5-7h4w
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3646
github.com/openstack/keystone
pypi.org/project/keystone
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162325-1
bugzilla.suse.com/929628
bugzilla.suse.com/960015
bugzilla.suse.com/960601
bugzilla.suse.com/967356
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3646
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7548
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3646
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/10
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3646