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
EPSS: 0.014 (69.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Red Hat Openshift — versions all
- Redhat Openshift_container_platform — versions 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, 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.