#VU63885 Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - CVE-2022-1677

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#VU63885 Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - CVE-2022-1677

Published: May 31, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63885
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1677
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling entries in cluster router's HAProxy configuration files. A remote user with permissions to create or modify Routes can insert a malformed entry into configuration files that match any arbitrary hostname or all hostnames in the cluster, and direct traffic to an arbitrary application within the cluster, including the application under attacker's control.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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