# CVE-2017-15137: Security feature bypass in atomic-openshift

> Attackers with OpenShift access can bypass image import whitelists to run images from unauthorized registries.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fcgm-gwv3-mqcg

## What is CVE-2017-15137?

CVE-2017-15137 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 16 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The OpenShift image import whitelist failed to enforce restrictions correctly when running commands such as "oc tag", for example. This could allow a user with access to OpenShift to run images from registries that should not be allowed.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15137?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat Openshift, Redhat Openshift Container Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15137?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2017-15137 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15137 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openshift

- [CVE-2014-3496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3496/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-0234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0234/): Hardcoded credentials in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-2060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2060/): Command injection in OpenShift Origin (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-4561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4561/): Path traversal in openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2014-0163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0163/): Command injection in Openshift (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15137 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15137 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 16 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15137 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Openshift. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15137/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15137/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15137
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15137
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15137

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15137/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.