9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2019-3899
OpenShift Container Platform Heketi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

It was found that default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication potentially exposing the management interface to misuse. This isue only affects heketi as shipped with Openshift Container Platform 3.11.

INFO

Published Date :

April 22, 2019, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2023, 11:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-3899 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat openshift_container_platform
1 Heketi_project heketi
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-3899.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3255 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3899 Issue Tracking Mitigation Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-3899 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-3899 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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 It was found that the default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication, potentially exposing the Heketi server API to be misused. An unauthenticated attacker could connect remotely to Heketi Server and run arbitrary commands supported by Heketi Server API via Heketi CLI. It was found that default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication potentially exposing the management interface to misuse. This isue only affects heketi as shipped with Openshift Container Platform 3.11.
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3899 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1701091 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-592
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description It was found that default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication potentially exposing the management interface to misuse. This isue only affects heketi as shipped with Openshift Container Platform 3.11. It was found that the default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication, potentially exposing the Heketi server API to be misused. An unauthenticated attacker could connect remotely to Heketi Server and run arbitrary commands supported by Heketi Server API via Heketi CLI.
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3899 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1701091 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-592
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-592 / CWE from CNA not within 1003 View
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3255 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3255 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CWE NIST CWE-306
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3255 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-592
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3899 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3899 Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:heketi_project:heketi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.24 }} 0.01%

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0.65189

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