CVE-2020-9225
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedFusionSphere OpenStack 6.5.1 have an improper permissions management vulnerability. The software does not correctly perform a privilege assignment when an actor attempts to perform an action. Successful exploit could allow certain user to do certain operations beyond its privilege.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceFusionSphere OpenStack 6.5.1 contains an improper permissions management vulnerability where the software fails to correctly enforce privilege assignments, allowing authenticated users to perform operations beyond their authorized privileges. This represents a privilege escalation/authorization bypass issue in the cloud platform's access control mechanism.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.5.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm FusionSphere OpenStack versionQuery the FusionSphere OpenStack version information through the management console or using the openstack version command. This can typically be found in the system information panel or via 'nova-manage version' or 'keystone --version' depending on the deployment.Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.5.1, as this is the only affected version listed.
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Review RBAC role assignmentsUse the OpenStack command-line tools (keystone or openstack CLI) to list all user role assignments across projects and domains. Run 'openstack role assignment list --all' or equivalent command in the FusionSphere environment.Affected if You find users with role assignments that exceed what they should have, or unauthorized privileged roles (such as admin) assigned to non-administrative users.
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Check for unexpected admin accessAudit the Keystone service for any admin-level operations performed by users who should not have administrative privileges. Review authentication logs or audit trails for privilege escalation events.Affected if You discover authenticated users performing administrative operations beyond their authorized privileges.
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Inspect Keystone policy configurationReview the Keystone policy.json file or RBAC policy configuration used by FusionSphere OpenStack to verify how privilege assignments are enforced.Affected if The policy configuration allows authenticated users to bypass privilege boundaries or incorrectly assigns elevated roles.
You are affected if your FusionSphere OpenStack installation is version 6.5.1 and you find evidence of users performing operations beyond their assigned privilege levels, indicating the authorization bypass is present.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-supplied patch for FusionSphere OpenStack 6.5.1 to correct the privilege assignment logic. Until patched, implement strict role-based access control (RBAC) enforcement and monitor for unauthorized administrative actions.
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- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA6.0 h
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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