Auth bypass in Red Hat Openshift
CVE-2017-12195
A flaw was found in all Openshift Enterprise versions using the openshift elasticsearch plugin. An attacker with knowledge of the given name used to authenticate and access Elasticsearch can later access it without the token, bypassing authentication. This attack also requires that the Elasticsearch be configured with an external route, and the data accessed is limited to the indices.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Openshift — versions all
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform — versions 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3188 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3389 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12195?
- CVE-2017-12195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-07-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12195?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.