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TI-2021-03152 Aliases CVE-2021-4294GHSA-m7qp-cj9p-gj85

OpenShift OSIN CheckClientSecret timing discrepancy

Priority LOW 28CWE-208Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-208.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in OpenShift OSIN. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function ClientSecretMatches/CheckClientSecret. The manipulation of the argument secret leads to observable timing discrepancy. The name of the patch is 8612686d6dda34ae9ef6b5a974e4b7accb4fea29. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216987.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0072 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/openshift/osin (Go): 1.0.2-0.20210113124101-8612686d6ddaRed Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenShiftOSINall versions—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/openshift/osin (Go)before 1.0.2-0.20210113124101-8612686d6dda1.0.2-0.20210113124101-8612686d6ddaPatch availableGHSA-m7qp-cj9p-gj85
  • OSIN VendorOpenShift Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/openshift/osin (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.2-0.20210113124101-8612686d6dda Fixed in 1.0.2-0.20210113124101-8612686d6dda Patch available GHSA-m7qp-cj9p-gj85

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_osin:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_osin:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_osin:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_osin:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-m7qp-cj9p-gj85 github.com/openshift/osin (Go) Fixed in 1.0.2-0.20210113124101-8612686d6dda Advisory →

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:2782 Released 2024-05-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.57 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 openshift4/ose-cluster-etcd-rhel8-operator, openshift4/ose-cluster-monitoring-operator, openshift4/ose-docker-registry +3
  • RHSA-2024:2047 Released 2024-05-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.41 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 openshift4/kubevirt-csi-driver-rhel8, openshift4/oc-mirror-plugin-rhel8, openshift4/ose-cluster-monitoring-operator +1
  • RHSA-2023:5006 Released 2023-10-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.0 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel8, openshift4/driver-toolkit-rhel9, openshift4/egress-router-cni-rhel8 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12Fixed RHSA-2024:2782
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Fixed RHSA-2024:2047
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed RHSA-2023:5006
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-4294
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7qp-cj9p-gj85

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • 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-2013-00130 Cross-site request forgery in OpenShift Enterprise CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • 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

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