CVE-2020-1761 Information disclosure in openshift/console
Attackers can steal access tokens from browser local storage via physical access or XSS, leading to account takeover in OpenShift.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1761?
CVE-2020-1761 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 27 May 2021. 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 OpenShift web console, where the access token is stored in the browser's local storage. An attacker can use this flaw to get the access token via physical access, or an XSS attack on the victim's browser. This flaw affects openshift/console versions before openshift/console-4.
Weakness: CWE-358
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1761?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Openshift.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1761?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openshift
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m75-xc7x-rg6m.