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TI-2024-20827 Aliases CVE-2024-31463

Ironic-image allows unauthenticated local access to Ironic API

Priority LOW 21CWE-288Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-288.

Summary

Ironic-image is an OpenStack Ironic deployment packaged and configured by Metal3. When the reverse proxy mode is enabled by the `IRONIC_REVERSE_PROXY_SETUP` variable set to `true`, 1) HTTP basic credentials are validated on the HTTPD side in a separate container, not in the Ironic service itself and 2) Ironic listens in host network on a private port 6388 on localhost by default. As a result, when the reverse proxy mode is used, any Pod or local Unix user on the control plane Node can access the Ironic API on the private port without authentication. A similar problem affects Ironic Inspector (`INSPECTOR_REVERSE_PROXY_SETUP` set to `true`), although the attack potential is smaller there. This issue affects operators deploying ironic-image in the reverse proxy mode, which is the recommended mode when TLS is used (also recommended), with the `IRONIC_PRIVATE_PORT` variable unset or set to a numeric value. In this case, an attacker with enough privileges to launch a pod on the control plane with host networking can access Ironic API and use it to modify bare-metal machine, e.g. provision them with a new image or change their BIOS settings. This vulnerability is fixed in 24.1.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00206 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial ironic-image (metal3-io): 24.1.1Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
metal3-ioironic-imagebefore 24.1.124.1.1Patch availableCNA
  • ironic-image Vendormetal3-io Affected before 24.1.1 Fixed in 24.1.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ironic-image (metal3-io) Fixed in 24.1.1

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:2875 Released 2024-05-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.42 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 openshift4/ose-aws-pod-identity-webhook-rhel8, openshift4/ose-cloud-credential-operator, openshift4/ose-cluster-etcd-rhel8-operator +3
  • 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-2024:2668 Released 2024-05-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.24 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 openshift4/ose-cluster-etcd-rhel8-operator, openshift4/ose-docker-registry, openshift4/ose-insights-rhel8-operator +1
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2024:2068 Released 2024-05-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.11 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 openshift4/ose-docker-registry-rhel9, openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator, openshift4/ose-ironic-rhel9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12Fixed RHSA-2024:2782
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Fixed RHSA-2024:2875
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed RHSA-2024:2668
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15Fixed RHSA-2024:2068
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-31463
  2. 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

  • TI-2025-21192 Bare Metal Operator (BMO) can expose any secret from other namespaces via BMCEventSubscription CRD CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-29397 BMO can expose particularly named secrets from other namespaces via BMH CRD CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9

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