CVE-2017-15104

Information Exposure in Heketi

7.8 HighFix available

An access flaw was found in Heketi 5, where the heketi.json configuration file was world readable. An attacker having local access to the Heketi server could read plain-text passwords from the heketi.json file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Down 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-15104
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-552, CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-15104
Weakness: CWE-552
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1147 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-1147
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q9vw-wr57-xjv3 7.8

Information Exposure in Heketi

Record: GHSA-q9vw-wr57-xjv3
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-552
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-15104
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-q9vw-wr57-xjv3 7.8

Information Exposure in Heketi

Record: GHSA-q9vw-wr57-xjv3
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-552
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2017:3481 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: heketi security update

Record: RHSA-2017:3481
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGO-2022-0866 No score

Information Exposure in Heketi in github.com/heketi/heketi

Information Exposure in Heketi in github.com/heketi/heketi

Record: GO-2022-0866
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`github.com/heketi/heketi` Go	before 5.0.1	5.0.1
`github.com/heketi/heketi` Go	before 5.0.1+incompatible	5.0.1+incompatible
`heketi` Red Hat:storage:3.3:server:el7	before 0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs	0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs
`heketi-client` Red Hat:storage:3.3:server:el7	before 0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs	0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs
`python-heketi` Red Hat:storage:3.3:server:el7	before 0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs	0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-15104 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Heketi, published December 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. Fixed in github.com/heketi/heketi 5.0.1.

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