Medium severity · published Nov 25, 2024
CVE-2024-6538
Openshift-console: openshift console: server-side request forgery
5.3
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in OpenShift Console. A Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack can happen if an attacker supplies all or part of a URL to the server to query. The server is considered to be in a privileged network position and can often reach exposed services that aren't readily available to clients due to network filtering. Leveraging such an attack vector, the attacker can have an impact on other services and potentially disclose information or have other nefarious effects on the system.
The /api/dev-console/proxy/internet endpoint on the OpenShift Console allows authenticated users to have the console's pod perform arbitrary and fully controlled HTTP(s) requests. The full response to these requests is returned by the endpoint.
While the name of this endpoint suggests the requests are only bound to the internet, no such checks are in place. An authenticated user can therefore ask the console to perform arbitrary HTTP requests from outside the cluster to a service inside the cluster.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
Affected product
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
Red Hat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6538
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6538
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14397
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19058
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7863
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8280
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8556
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6538
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