Vulnerability Report

CVE-2015-3156

Title: Openstack Trove

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2015-3156.

CWE Category CWE-59

Published Date Aug 11, 2017

Modified Date May 13, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 5.5 CVSS v3.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.46%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2015-3156: The _write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py, reset_configuration function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/postgresql/service/config.py, write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py, _write_mycnf function in trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py, InnoBackupEx::_run_prepare function in trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupEx::cmd function in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, MySQLDump::cmd in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupExIncremental::cmd function in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, _get_actual_db_status function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/system.py and trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py, and multiple class CbBackup methods in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py in Openstack DBaaS (aka Trove) as packaged in Openstack before 2015.1.0 (aka Kilo) allows local users to write to configuration files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Impacted Vendors

Reference Links

https://bugs.launchpad.net/trove/+bug/1398195 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216073 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py#L230 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py#L176 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py#L236 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py#L790 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py#L30 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L110 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L36 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L55 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py#L194 https://bugs.launchpad.net/trove/+bug/1398195 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216073 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py#L230 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py#L176 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py#L236 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py#L790 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py#L30 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L110 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L36 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L55 https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py#L194

CVSS v3.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity LOW

2.1

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2015-3156 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 20, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

August 11, 2017 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL

Complexity LOW

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.