SB2022120619 - Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenShift Container Platform 4.9



SB2022120619 - Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenShift Container Platform 4.9

Published: December 6, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022120619
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-34176)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not escape descriptions of test results. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36881)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not perform SSH host key verification when connecting to Git repositories via SSH. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to intercept these connections


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.