Cross-site request forgery in OpenShift Enterprise
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
A CSRF issue was found in OpenShift Enterprise 1.2. The web console is using 'Basic authentication' and the REST API has no CSRF attack protection mechanism. This can allow an attacker to obtain the credential and the Authorization: header when requesting the REST API via web browser.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenShift | OpenShift Enterprise | 1.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenShift Enterprise VendorOpenShift Affected 1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| RHOSE Client 1.2 | Fixed | — |
| RHOSE Infrastructure 1.2 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Node | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-0196
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2w57-4v2r-38c4
References
More OpenShift vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-00157 Openshift has shell command injection flaws due to unsanitized data being passed into shell commands. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-08649 Insufficiently protected credentials in openshift/openshift-apiserver CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-00023 OpenShift: Install script has temporary file creation vulnerability which can result in arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-03152 OpenShift OSIN CheckClientSecret timing discrepancy CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2015-02837 In Openshift Origin 3 the cookies being set in console have no 'secure', 'HttpOnly' attributes. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2015-07358 openshift-node in OpenShift Origin 1.1.6 and earlier improperly stores router credentials… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2013-0196 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-0196 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2w57-4v2r-38c4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-0196 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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