Openshift Container PlatformApplication · Redhat
CVE-2019-10176
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA flaw was found in OpenShift Container Platform, versions 3.11 and later, in which the CSRF tokens used in the cluster console component were found to remain static during a user's session. An attacker with the ability to observe the value of this token would be able to re-use the token to perform a CSRF attack.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIn OpenShift Container Platform versions 3.11 and later, the CSRF tokens used in the cluster console component remain static throughout a user's entire session rather than being regenerated or properly bound to the session. An attacker who can observe the token value (e.g., through network interception or malicious JavaScript) can replay the same token to perform cross-site request forgery attacks against authenticated users.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Openshift Container PlatformApplication
= 3.11= 4.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify OpenShift Container Platform versionRun 'oc version' or 'oc cluster version' to determine the installed OCP version. Alternatively, check the web console login page footer or the '/version' endpoint for the exact version number.Affected if The installed version is 3.11 or 4.1 exactly.
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Confirm web console component is activeVerify the OCP web console is deployed and accessible by accessing the console URL (e.g., https://console.<cluster-domain>) and logging in. Check pod status with 'oc get pods -n openshift-console' to ensure console pods are running.Affected if The web console component is deployed and users authenticate through it.
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Inspect CSRF token behavior in browser sessionLog into the OCP web console, open browser developer tools, and examine network requests or cookies. Look for a CSRF token parameter (often named '__csrf' or similar) in API requests. Perform multiple actions or refresh the session and observe whether the token value changes between requests.Affected if The CSRF token value remains identical across the entire user session and does not change on each request or after session refresh.
You are affected if your environment runs OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 or 4.1 and the web console uses a static CSRF token that does not regenerate or bind to the session.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch for CVE-2019-10176 to implement dynamic CSRF token generation or proper session-bound token validation in the cluster console component.
Fix this in Openshift Container Platform
Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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