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CVE-2024-6538: Openshift-console: openshift console: server-side request forgery
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-11-25 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-918
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.
Affected products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18: all versions — fixed in v4.18.0-202505150334.p0.g75bc164.assembly.stream.el9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14: all versions — fixed in sha256:5593067bbf79e50ab9ed89c684c8ee03b4b2a0b6443068459967df623c0643de
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15: all versions — fixed in sha256:8d6e2390929560bdddddf8caab133f14fa50dbd53a5e551f134680837778e180
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16: all versions — fixed in v4.16.0-202506020836.p0.g94ae640.assembly.stream.el9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17: all versions — fixed in v4.17.0-202505280435.p0.gf9c412e.assembly.stream.el9
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 v4.18.0-202505150334.p0.g75bc164.assembly.stream.el9; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 sha256:5593067bbf79e50ab9ed89c684c8ee03b4b2a0b6443068459967df623c0643de; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 sha256:8d6e2390929560bdddddf8caab133f14fa50dbd53a5e551f134680837778e180; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 v4.16.0-202506020836.p0.g94ae640.assembly.stream.el9; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 v4.17.0-202505280435.p0.gf9c412e.assembly.stream.el9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14397
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19058
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7863
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8280
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8556
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6538
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2296057
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