CVE-2017-7534 Cross-site scripting in Openshift

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via stored XSS in the OpenShift pod log viewer, potentially leading to session hijacking.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-7534?

CVE-2017-7534 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 11 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

OpenShift Enterprise version 3.x is vulnerable to a stored XSS via the log viewer for pods. The flaw is due to lack of sanitation of user input, specifically terminal escape characters, and the creation of clickable links automatically when viewing the log files for a pod.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7534?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Openshift.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7534?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7534 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2017-7534 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7534 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Openshift vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7wp7-h784-jvqx.

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