CVE-2014-7144
OpenStack keystonemiddleware does not verify certificate
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-7144- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-7144- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0030 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-0030- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7f2c-vp52-gmfw
8.2
OpenStack keystonemiddleware does not verify certificate
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.
- Record
GHSA-7f2c-vp52-gmfw- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7f2c-vp52-gmfw
8.2
OpenStack keystonemiddleware does not verify certificate
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.
- Record
GHSA-7f2c-vp52-gmfw- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-7144- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-7144 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7144- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10471-1 No score
python-keystoneclient-3.5.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python-keystoneclient-3.5.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10471-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2014-26 No score
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2014-26- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2014-71 No score
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2014-71- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1141-1 No score
Security update for python-keystoneclient
python-keystoneclient was updated to fix two security issues:
* bsc#928205: S3Token TLS certificate verification option not honored.
(CVE-2015-1852)
* bsc#897103: TLS certificate verification option not honored in paste
configs. (CVE-2014-7144)
Security Issues:
* CVE-2014-7144
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7144>
* CVE-2015-1852
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1852>
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1141-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-7144 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7144- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2705-1 No score
python-keystoneclient, python-keystonemiddleware vulnerabilities
Qin Zhao discovered Keystone disabled 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 machine-in-the-middle attacks via a crafted certificate. (CVE-2014-7144)
Brant Knudson discovered Keystone disabled 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 machine-in-the-middle attacks via a crafted certificate. (CVE-2015-1852)
- Record
USN-2705-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
keystonemiddlewarePyPI |
before 0.11.0 | 0.11.0 |
keystonemiddlewarePyPI |
1.0 up to 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
python-keystoneclientPyPI |
before 0.11.0 | 0.11.0 |
python-keystoneclientPyPI |
1.0 up to 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
python-keystoneclientDebian:12 |
before 1:0.10.1-2 | 1:0.10.1-2 |
python-keystoneclientDebian:13 |
before 1:0.10.1-2 | 1:0.10.1-2 |
python-keystoneclientDebian:14 |
before 1:0.10.1-2 | 1:0.10.1-2 |
python-keystonemiddlewareDebian:12 |
before 1.0.0-3 | 1.0.0-3 |
python-keystonemiddlewareDebian:13 |
before 1.0.0-3 | 1.0.0-3 |
python-keystonemiddlewareDebian:14 |
before 1.0.0-3 | 1.0.0-3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
keystonemiddlewarePyPI |
1.0 up to 1.2.0, plus listed versions 1.0.01.1.01.1.1 |
1.2.0 |
python-keystoneclientPyPI |
before 0.11.0, plus listed versions 0.1.10.1.20.1.30.10.00.10.1 Show 19 moreShow less0.2.00.2.10.2.20.2.30.2.40.2.50.3.00.3.10.3.20.4.00.4.10.4.20.5.00.5.10.6.00.7.00.7.10.8.00.9.0 |
0.11.0 |
python-keystoneclientPyPI |
1.0 up to 1.2.0, plus listed versions 1.0.01.1.01.1.1 |
1.2.0 |
keystonemiddlewarePyPI |
before 0.11.0, 1.0 up to 1.2.0, plus listed versions 1.0.01.1.01.1.1 |
0.11.01.2.0 |
python-keystoneclientPyPI |
before 0.11.0, 1.0 up to 1.2.0, plus listed versions 0.1.10.1.20.1.30.10.00.10.1 Show 22 moreShow less0.2.00.2.10.2.20.2.30.2.40.2.50.3.00.3.10.3.20.4.00.4.10.4.20.5.00.5.10.6.00.7.00.7.10.8.00.9.01.0.01.1.01.1.1 |
0.11.01.2.0 |
python-keystoneclientRed Hat:openstack:5::el6 |
before 1:0.9.0-5.el6ost | 1:0.9.0-5.el6ost |
python-keystoneclient-docRed Hat:openstack:5::el6 |
before 1:0.9.0-5.el6ost | 1:0.9.0-5.el6ost |
python-keystoneclientRed Hat:openstack:5::el7 |
before 1:0.9.0-5.el7ost | 1:0.9.0-5.el7ost |
python-keystoneclient-docRed Hat:openstack:5::el7 |
before 1:0.9.0-5.el7ost | 1:0.9.0-5.el7ost |
python-keystoneclientRed Hat:openstack:4::el6 |
before 1:0.7.1-5.el6ost | 1:0.7.1-5.el6ost |
python-keystoneclient-docRed Hat:openstack:4::el6 |
before 1:0.7.1-5.el6ost | 1:0.7.1-5.el6ost |
python-keystoneclientUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1:0.7.1-ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions 1:0.3.2-0ubuntu11:0.4.1-0ubuntu11:0.4.2-0ubuntu11:0.6.0-0ubuntu11:0.7.1-ubuntu1 |
1:0.7.1-ubuntu1.2 |
python-keystoneclientUbuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1:0.7.1-ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions 1:0.3.2-0ubuntu11:0.4.1-0ubuntu11:0.4.2-0ubuntu11:0.6.0-0ubuntu11:0.7.1-ubuntu1 |
1:0.7.1-ubuntu1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| 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-2014-7144 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Openstack Keystonemiddleware, published October 2, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in keystonemiddleware 0.11.0.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0020.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/51
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2705-1
secunia.com/advisories/62709
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1784.html
securityfocus.com/bid/69864
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bugs.launchpad.net/python-keystoneclient/+bug/1353315
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1783.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7144
github.com/openstack/ossa/blob/23e15de721f4a6890374a231d93524e02965a97f/ossa/OSSA-2014-030.yaml
web.archive.org/web/20200228053850/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69864
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keystonemiddleware/PYSEC-2014-26.yaml
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/python-keystoneclient/PYSEC-2014-71.yaml
web.archive.org/web/20200228060511/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69864
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7f2c-vp52-gmfw
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7144
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1783
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141933
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1143808
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2014/rhsa-2014_1783.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7144
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7144
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1784
wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OSSN/OSSN-0024
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106328
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1133431
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2014/rhsa-2014_1784.json
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0020
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_0020.json
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20151141-1
bugzilla.suse.com/897103
bugzilla.suse.com/913692
bugzilla.suse.com/928205
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7144
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1852
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7144
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=141095376530829&w=2
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/731
lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2014-September/000281.html
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2705-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1852
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0105