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TI-2017-08985 Aliases CVE-2017-12195GHSA-f727-j88g-p3m8

Improper authentication in Red Hat OpenShift

Priority LOW 32CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass, Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287 and CWE-295.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01393 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatOpenShiftall—No fix listedCNA
  • OpenShift VendorRed Hat Affected all Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2017:3389 Released 2017-12-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4 atomic-openshift-3.4.1.44.38-1.git.0.d04b8d5.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-3.4.1.44.38-1.git.0.d04b8d5.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-redistributable-3.4.1.44.38-1.git.0.d04b8d5.el7 +12
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5 atomic-openshift-3.5.5.31.47-1.git.0.25d535c.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-3.5.5.31.47-1.git.0.25d535c.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-redistributable-3.5.5.31.47-1.git.0.25d535c.el7 +12
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 atomic-openshift-3.6.173.0.63-1.git.0.855ea8b.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-3.6.173.0.63-1.git.0.855ea8b.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-redistributable-3.6.173.0.63-1.git.0.855ea8b.el7 +15
  • RHSA-2017:3188 Released 2017-11-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 security, bug, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 ansible-2.3.2.0-2.el7, ansible-asb-modules-0.0.2-1.el7, ansible-doc-2.3.2.0-2.el7 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4Fixed RHSA-2017:3389
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5Fixed RHSA-2017:3389
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6Fixed RHSA-2017:3389
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7Fixed RHSA-2017:3188

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12195
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f727-j88g-p3m8

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2019-15875 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-15874 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-34021 Linux kernel skb coalescing drops shared-frag marker KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-23989 crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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