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Tristan Cacqueray (tristan-cacqueray) wrote : Re: backend_argument containing a password leaked in logs

In case we do issue an advisory, assuming only MongoDB backend is affected, here is the impact description draft:

Title: Keystone cache backend password leak in log
Reporter: Eric Brown (VMware)
Products: Keystone
Affects: versions through 2014.1.4, and 2014.2 versions through 2014.2.3

Description:
Eric Brown from VMware reported a vulnerability in Keystone. An attacker with read access to Keystone logs may obtain the authentication information used to access the cache backend. Only Keystone setup using a password protected MongoDB as a cache backend are impacted.