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: 5.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6538
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
How to mitigate CVE-2024-6538
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.14.58, 4.17.32, 4.18.14