--- title: "CVE-2022-23451\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23451?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2022-23451 Publication date 28 January 2022 Last updated 18 August 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **8.1 · High** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23451?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## Description An authorization flaw was found in openstack-barbican. The default policy rules for the secret metadata API allowed any authenticated user to add, modify, or delete metadata from any secret regardless of ownership. This flaw allows an attacker on the network to modify or delete protected data, causing a denial of service by consuming protected resources. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | barbican | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Fixed 2:13.0.0-0ubuntu1.2 | | 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23451?format=md#patch-details) ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | barbican | * Upstream: [7d270ba](https://opendev.org/openstack/barbican/commit/7d270bacbe29a90a10f1855abc3b50dac0f08022) * Upstream: [af262dc](https://opendev.org/openstack/barbican/commit/af262dc30c4ec7a8c6df86b67ed202f602296d46) * Upstream: [750a79b](https://opendev.org/openstack/barbican/commit/750a79b4f5fbb94b1a1d0f329a0c8a51566b2cae) * Upstream: [b1e5386](https://opendev.org/openstack/barbican/commit/b1e5386fbd714a13bb104c56b4927cf11ccddf9b) * Upstream: [64a4242](https://opendev.org/openstack/barbican/commit/64a4242454a65df17abc10e13861463a2de71813) * Upstream: [b30cb63](https://opendev.org/openstack/barbican/commit/b30cb63d3a258ff26e3b9cdc0dab1e604fc6b6d1) * Upstream: [86d7d64](https://opendev.org/openstack/barbican/commit/86d7d6411075a15cdea742acfa9f6d0ca42c044c) * Upstream: [3270240](https://opendev.org/openstack/barbican/commit/32702400655675d30ebe53b2151da77532d56bb1) * Upstream: [3acf50a](https://opendev.org/openstack/barbican/commit/3acf50a823bd61090d2c102a0cfa509651a8956a) | ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v3.0 **Base score** 8.1 · High * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Network | | Attack complexity | Low | | Privileges required | Low | | User interaction | None | | Scope | Unchanged | | Confidentiality impact | None | | Integrity impact | High | | Availability impact | High | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 8.1 · High | | Exploitability score | - | | Impact score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23451) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23451) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-23451) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-23451) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-5387-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5387-1) + Barbican vulnerabilities + 25 April 2022 ### Other references *