CVE-2024-6538: Github.com/openshift/console OpenShift Console Server Side Request Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2024-6538 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.3) openshift console server side request vulnerability (CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)) affecting Github.com/openshift/console libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves openshift console server side request forgery vulnerability. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.
CVE-2024-6538 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.3
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2024-6538
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Github.com/openshift/console dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/openshift/console to Latest secure releaseRun the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/openshift/consoleHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2024-6538, inspect your project dependencies for Github.com/openshift/console:
inspect dependencies for github.com/openshift/consoleAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Github.com/openshift/console in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), where the web server receives a url or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this url, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. In Github.com/openshift/console, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2024-6538 Affected Github.com/openshift/console Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/openshift/console
|
Go |
≤ 6.0.6
|
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"id" : "GHSA-v3w7-g6p2-mpx7",
"modified" : "2025-11-07T16:41:17Z",
"published" : "2024-11-25T09:30:58Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-6538" ],
"summary" : "OpenShift Console Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability",
"details" : "A flaw was found in OpenShift Console. A Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack can happen if an attacker supplies all or part of a URL to the server to query. The server is considered to be in a privileged network position and can often reach exposed services that aren't readily available to clients due to network filtering. Leveraging such an attack vector, the attacker can have an impact on other services and potentially disclose information or have other nefarious effects on the system.\nThe /api/dev-console/proxy/internet endpoint on the OpenShit Console allows authenticated users to have the console's pod perform arbitrary and fully controlled HTTP(s) requests. The full response to these requests is returned by the endpoint.\nWhile the name of this endpoint suggests the requests are only bound to the internet, no such checks are in place. An authenticated user can therefore ask the console to perform arbitrary HTTP requests from outside the cluster to a service inside the cluster.",
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