5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-3703
OpenShift Origin Unvalidated Authentication Bypass
Description

Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 and 3.1 do not properly validate the origin of a request when anonymous access is granted to a service/proxy or pod/proxy API for a specific pod, which allows remote attackers to access API credentials in the web browser localStorage via an access_token in the query parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

June 8, 2016, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2023, 11:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat openshift
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1094 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1095 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3703 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An origin validation vulnerability was found in OpenShift Enterprise. An attacker could potentially access API credentials stored in a web browser's localStorage if anonymous access was granted to a service/proxy or pod/proxy API for a specific pod, and an authorized access_token was provided in the query parameter. Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 and 3.1 do not properly validate the origin of a request when anonymous access is granted to a service/proxy or pod/proxy API for a specific pod, which allows remote attackers to access API credentials in the web browser localStorage via an access_token in the query parameter.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3703 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330233 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 and 3.1 do not properly validate the origin of a request when anonymous access is granted to a service/proxy or pod/proxy API for a specific pod, which allows remote attackers to access API credentials in the web browser localStorage via an access_token in the query parameter. An origin validation vulnerability was found in OpenShift Enterprise. An attacker could potentially access API credentials stored in a web browser's localStorage if anonymous access was granted to a service/proxy or pod/proxy API for a specific pod, and an authorized access_token was provided in the query parameter.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330233 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3703 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1095 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1095 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1094 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1094 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.39021

percentile

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