CVE-2021-3563 (GCVE-0-2021-3563)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-26 15:25 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:28
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Summary
A flaw was found in openstack-keystone. Only the first 72 characters of an application secret are verified allowing attackers bypass some password complexity which administrators may be counting on. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-863 - - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1039 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a keystone Affected: Not-known
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