The openshift-origin-broker in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.0.5, 1.2.7, and earlier…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The openshift-origin-broker in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.0.5, 1.2.7, and earlier does not properly handle authentication requests from the remote-user auth plugin, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and impersonate arbitrary users via the X-Remote-User header in a request to a passthrough trigger.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2014:0423 Released 2014-04-23 · Red Hat rating Criticalopenshift-origin-broker security update
- RHOSE Infrastructure 2.0 openshift-origin-broker-1.15.3.5-1.el6op, rubygem-openshift-origin-auth-remote-user-1.17.4-1.el6op
- RHSA-2014:0422 Released 2014-04-23 · Red Hat rating Criticalopenshift-origin-broker security update
- RHOSE Infrastructure 1.2 openshift-origin-broker-1.5.9-1.el6op, rubygem-openshift-origin-auth-remote-user-1.8.4-1.el6op
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| RHOSE Infrastructure 1.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0422 |
| RHOSE Infrastructure 2.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0423 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0188
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p2j4-wp52-g89q
References
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Sources
- CVE-2014-0188 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-0188 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p2j4-wp52-g89q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-0188 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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