GHSA-22jm-4hxw-35jf
LOWGHSA-22jm-4hxw-35jf is a low-severity (CVSS 3.3) Information Exposure vulnerability in nova. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-22jm-4hxw-35jf is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
OpenStack Nova can leak consoleauth token into log files
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Description
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 18.2.4, 19.x before 19.1.0, and 20.x before 20.1.0. It can leak consoleauth tokens into log files. An attacker with read access to the service's logs may obtain tokens used for console access. All Nova setups using novncproxy are affected. This is related to NovaProxyRequestHandlerBase.new_websocket_client in console/websocketproxy.py.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | nova | all versions | 18.2.4 |
| 🐍PyPI | nova | ≥ 19.0.0&&< 19.1.0 | 19.1.0 |
| 🐍PyPI | nova | ≥ 20.0.0&&< 20.1.0 | 20.1.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for nova. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update nova to 18.2.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-22jm-4hxw-35jf is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-22jm-4hxw-35jf is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-22jm-4hxw-35jf. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-22jm-4hxw-35jf in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-22jm-4hxw-35jf across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.