CVE catalog

CVE-2022-23451

barbican: CVE-2022-23451

Severity: High · CVSS 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Published: Jan 1, 2022, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.25% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	barbican	sid	`1:23.0.0-4`	fixed
Debian	barbican	forky	`1:23.0.0-4`	fixed
Debian	barbican	trixie	`1:20.0.0-3`	fixed
Debian	barbican	bookworm	`1:15.0.1-2`	fixed
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:5.0.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.0~b1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.0~b1-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.0~b2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.0~b3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:9.0.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.0.0~b2~git2020020508.7b14d983-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.0.0~b2~git2020020508.7b14d983-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.0.0~b2~git2020020508.7b14d983-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.0.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.0.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.1.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	barbican	16.04	`1:1.0.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	16.04	`1:2.0.0~b1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	16.04	`1:2.0.0~b2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	16.04	`1:2.0.0~b2-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	16.04	`1:2.0.0~b2-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	16.04	`1:2.0.0~b3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	16.04	`1:2.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	16.04	`1:2.0.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	16.04	`1:2.0.0-0ubuntu1.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:5.0.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.0~b1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.0~b1-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.0~b2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.0~b3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	18.04	`1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:9.0.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.0.0~b2~git2020020508.7b14d983-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.0.0~b2~git2020020508.7b14d983-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.0.0~b2~git2020020508.7b14d983-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.0.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.0.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.1.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	barbican	20.04	`1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	barbican	source	sid	`1:14.0.0~rc1-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	barbican	source	forky	`1:14.0.0~rc1-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	barbican	source	trixie	`1:14.0.0~rc1-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	barbican	source	bookworm	`1:14.0.0~rc1-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	barbican	deb	18.04	`1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1`	Not reported	USN-5387-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	barbican	deb	20.04	`1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1`	Not reported	USN-5387-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	barbican	deb	18.04	`1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23451	Not reported
Ubuntu	barbican	deb	20.04	`1:10.1.0-0ubuntu2.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23451	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[barbican-api]Fixed
Source package: [barbican]
Details (2)
- 1:15.0.1-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:14.0.0~rc1-2
  dsa · barbican · debian · bookworm
- 1:15.0.1-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:14.0.0~rc1-2
  dsa · barbican · debian · bookworm
[barbican-common]Fixed
Source package: [barbican]
Details (2)
- 1:15.0.1-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:14.0.0~rc1-2
  dsa · barbican · debian · bookworm
- 1:15.0.1-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:14.0.0~rc1-2
  dsa · barbican · debian · bookworm
[barbican-doc]Fixed
Source package: [barbican]
Details (2)
- 1:15.0.1-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:14.0.0~rc1-2
  dsa · barbican · debian · bookworm
- 1:15.0.1-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:14.0.0~rc1-2
  dsa · barbican · debian · bookworm
[barbican-keystone-listener]Fixed
Source package: [barbican]
Details (2)
- 1:15.0.1-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:14.0.0~rc1-2
  dsa · barbican · debian · bookworm
- 1:15.0.1-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:14.0.0~rc1-2
  dsa · barbican · debian · bookworm
[barbican-worker]Fixed
Source package: [barbican]
Details (2)
- 1:15.0.1-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:14.0.0~rc1-2
  dsa · barbican · debian · bookworm
- 1:15.0.1-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:14.0.0~rc1-2
  dsa · barbican · debian · bookworm
[python3-barbican]Fixed
Source package: [barbican]
Details (2)
- 1:15.0.1-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:14.0.0~rc1-2
  dsa · barbican · debian · bookworm
- 1:15.0.1-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:14.0.0~rc1-2
  dsa · barbican · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 6:24:40 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]