🛡️ CVE-2024-6508 — console
Description
Openshift Console insufficient entropy vulnerability
An insufficient entropy vulnerability was found in the Openshift Console. In the authorization code type and implicit grant type, the OAuth2 protocol is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack if the state parameter is used inefficiently. This flaw allows logging into the victim’s current application account using a third-party account without any restrictions.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2024-6508 is classified as CWE-331: Insufficient Entropy. A generator is seeded with too little randomness, narrowing the range of outputs an attacker must search.
Affected software
CVE-2024-6508 is recorded against 2 packages.
- github.com/openshift/console
- unknown
Timeline and source
Published on 21 August 2024 and last revised on 3 March 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
access.redhat.com (Web)
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bugzilla.redhat.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/openshift/console | — | — |
| unknown | — | — |
References
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