CVE-2024-7079: Openshift-console: unauthenticated installation of helm charts

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-306

Description

A flaw was found in the Openshift console. The /API/helm/verify endpoint is tasked to fetch and verify the installation of a Helm chart from a URI that is remote HTTP/HTTPS or local. Access to this endpoint is gated by the authHandlerWithUser() middleware function. Contrary to its name, this middleware function does not verify the validity of the user's credentials. As a result, unauthenticated users can access this endpoint.

Affected products

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18: 3.11, 4.0

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7079
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2299678
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7079
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2299678

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