MitM attack in Red Hat OpenShift Serverless Client

1) Inadequate Encryption Strength

EUVDB-ID: #VU78005

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3089

CWE-ID: CWE-326 - Inadequate Encryption Strength

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists within the OpenShift container platform configuration with enabled FIPS mode, which resulted in usage of not validated cryptographic modules. A remote attacker can perform various attacks against not validated cryptographic modules and gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenShift Serverless Client: 1.29.0

openshift-serverless-clients (Red Hat package): before 1.8.1-6.el8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:openshift_serverless_client:1.29.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:openshift-serverless-clients_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4471

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.