Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - CVE-2024-6538
Published: November 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118207
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6538
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the "/api/dev-console/proxy/internet" API endpoint. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-6538
Install updates from vendor's website.