OpenShift: openshift-origin-broker plugin allows impersonation
Published Apr 24, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.65%
Description
The openshift-origin-broker in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.0.5, 1.2.7, and earlier does not properly handle authentication requests from the remote-user auth plugin, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and impersonate arbitrary users via the X-Remote-User header in a request to a passthrough trigger.
Affected products
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RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2
openshift-origin-broker-0:1.5.9-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0422
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2
rubygem-openshift-origin-auth-remote-user-0:1.8.4-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0422
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.0
openshift-origin-broker-0:1.15.3.5-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0423
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.0
rubygem-openshift-origin-auth-remote-user-0:1.17.4-1.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0423
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 | openshift-origin-broker-0:1.5.9-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0422 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 | rubygem-openshift-origin-auth-remote-user-0:1.8.4-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0422 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.0 | openshift-origin-broker-0:1.15.3.5-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0423 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.0 | rubygem-openshift-origin-auth-remote-user-0:1.17.4-1.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0423 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
add this in the host httpd conf global config, e.g. at the end of /etc/httpd/conf.d/000002_openshift_origin_broker_proxy.conf: RequestHeader unset X-Remote-User
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.65% (0.01654) | 75.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.65% (0.01654) | 73.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 57.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 79.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 78.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 75.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 54.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0422.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0423.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0188 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090120 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0188
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0188
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0422.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0423.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0188 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090120 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0188 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0188 |
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