# CVE-2022-23452: barbican: An authorization flaw was found in openstack-barbican, where anyone with an admin role could add secrets to a differe...

CVE-2022-23452 is fixed in 7 products on 1 platform, first by barbican-api 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1, released January 27, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23452
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 4.9 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0129
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jan 27, 2022

## Description

An authorization flaw was found in openstack-barbican, where anyone with an admin role could add secrets to a different project container. This flaw allows an attacker on the network to consume protected resources and cause a denial of service.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | barbican Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:14.0.0~rc1-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23452](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-23452.md) | Sep 1, 2022 |
| Linux | barbican Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:14.0.0~rc1-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23452](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-23452.md) | Sep 1, 2022 |
| Linux | barbican Debian 14 | 1:14.0.0~rc1-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23452](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-23452.md) | Sep 1, 2022 |
| Linux | barbican-api Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1 | [barbican-api 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-barbican-api-1-6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1.md) | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Linux | barbican-api Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1 | [barbican-api 1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-barbican-api-1-10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1.md) | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Linux | barbican-common Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1 | [barbican-common 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-barbican-common-1-6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1.md) | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Linux | barbican-common Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1 | [barbican-common 1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-barbican-common-1-10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1.md) | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Linux | barbican-keystone-listener Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1 | [barbican-keystone-listener 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-barbican-keystone-listener-1-6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1.md) | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Linux | barbican-keystone-listener Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1 | [barbican-keystone-listener 1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-barbican-keystone-listener-1-10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1.md) | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Linux | barbican-worker Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1 | [barbican-worker 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-barbican-worker-1-6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1.md) | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Linux | barbican-worker Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1 | [barbican-worker 1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-barbican-worker-1-10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1.md) | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Linux | python-barbican Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1 | [python-barbican 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-python-barbican-1-6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1.md) | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Linux | python3-barbican Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1 | [python3-barbican 1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-python3-barbican-1-10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1.md) | Jan 27, 2022 |

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