CVE-2014-0188

Description

The openshift-origin-broker in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.0.5, 1.2.7, and earlier does not properly handle authentication requests from the remote-user auth plugin, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and impersonate arbitrary users via the X-Remote-User header in a request to a passthrough trigger.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.38%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0422.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090120 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0423.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0188?
CVE-2014-0188 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0188?
To fix CVE-2014-0188, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-0188 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-0188 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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