Openshift-console: unauthenticated data exposure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
A flaw was found in the OpenShift console. Several endpoints in the application use the authHandler() and authHandlerWithUser() middleware functions. When the default authentication provider ("openShiftAuth") is set, these functions do not perform any authentication checks, relying instead on the targeted service to handle authentication and authorization. This issue leads to various degrees of data exposure due to a lack of proper credential verification.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | openshift-console | 4.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | — | v4.16.0-202508060805.p0.gc145016.assembly.stream.el9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 | — | v4.17.0-202505061536.p0.gd71a401.assembly.stream.el9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | — | v4.18.0-202504300105.p0.g4294cdd.assembly.stream.el9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- openshift-console Vendor— Affected 4.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in v4.16.0-202508060805.p0.gc145016.assembly.stream.el9 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in v4.17.0-202505061536.p0.gd71a401.assembly.stream.el9 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in v4.18.0-202504300105.p0.g4294cdd.assembly.stream.el9 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2025:4723 Released 2025-05-15 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.17.29 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 openshift4/container-networking-plugins-microshift-rhel9, openshift4/driver-toolkit-rhel9, openshift4/network-tools-rhel9 +23
- RHSA-2025:4427 Released 2025-05-09 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.18.12 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 openshift4/oc-mirror-plugin-rhel9, openshift4/ose-console-rhel9, openshift4/ose-olm-catalogd-rhel9 +1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:13336 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:4723 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:4427 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7128
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gwr6-5fvh-8v7r
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Sources
- CVE-2024-7128 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-7128 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gwr6-5fvh-8v7r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-7128 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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