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Information ExposureWeakness · CWE-200

CVE-2024-7128

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-07-26
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
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.

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 confidence

The OpenShift console's authHandler() and authHandlerWithUser() middleware functions skip authentication verification when the default 'openShiftAuth' provider is configured, delegating credential checks to downstream services instead. This allows unauthenticated access to affected endpoints, resulting in sensitive data exposure due to the lack of proper credential verification at the middleware layer.

MitigationModify authHandler() and authHandlerWithUser() middleware to enforce authentication checks regardless of the configured authentication provider, ensuring credentials are validated before allowing access to protected endpoints.

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CVSS 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
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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 checks

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  1. Identify OpenShift console deployment
    Check if the OpenShift console is deployed in your environment by running 'oc get routes -n openshift-console' or checking for console-related pods with 'oc get pods -n openshift-console'
    Affected if OpenShift console is not present in the environment
  2. Locate the authentication configuration
    Examine the OpenShift OAuth configuration by running 'oc get oauth cluster -o yaml' and look for the 'providers' section
    Affected if The 'openShiftAuth' provider is configured as the default or primary authentication method
  3. Verify authHandler middleware configuration
    Inspect the console deployment configuration with 'oc get deployment console -n openshift-console -o yaml' and check for environment variables or config maps related to authHandler and authentication providers
    Affected if The middleware is configured to delegate authentication to downstream services when using the default openShiftAuth provider
  4. Test authentication enforcement at middleware layer
    Make an unauthenticated request to a protected console endpoint (e.g., /api/kubernetes/...) and observe whether the request is rejected at the middleware layer or allowed to proceed to downstream services
    Affected if Requests without valid credentials are not rejected by the middleware and reach downstream services for credential validation
  5. Check for exposed sensitive endpoints
    Review console API endpoints that should require authentication and verify whether unauthenticated access returns sensitive data or is properly blocked
    Affected if Unauthenticated requests to protected endpoints return data or succeed instead of returning 401/403 errors

You are affected if the OpenShift console is deployed with the default openShiftAuth provider and the authHandler/authHandlerWithUser middleware is delegating authentication checks to downstream services rather than enforcing them at the middleware layer.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Modify authHandler() and authHandlerWithUser() middleware to enforce authentication checks regardless of the configured authentication provider, ensuring credentials are validated before allowing access to protected endpoints.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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