CVE-2019-3876 Cross-site request forgery in web-console
Attackers can exploit missing CSRF protections in the OpenShift OAuth server to generate CLI tokens, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-3876?
CVE-2019-3876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published on 1 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A flaw was found in the /oauth/token/request custom endpoint of the OpenShift OAuth server allowing for XSS generation of CLI tokens due to missing X-Frame-Options and CSRF protections. If not otherwise prevented, a separate XSS vulnerability via JavaScript could further allow for the extraction of these tokens.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3876?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Openshift Container Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3876?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-3876 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3876 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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