Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 had a web-console/API issue where browser requests using Basic authentication lacked CSRF protection. A malicious site could cause a user’s browser to request the REST API and expose credentials or the Authorization header. The bundle provides no CVSS score, patch detail, or exploitation evidence.
Executive priority
Treat this as a legacy-platform risk requiring inventory and vendor-guidance review, not as a confirmed active emergency. Prioritize action if OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 remains in use or administrative interfaces are reachable by users’ browsers.
Technical view
The reported flaw combines Basic authentication in the web console with missing CSRF protection on REST API requests. The CVE describes possible disclosure of credentials and the Authorization header during browser-originated API access. Only OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 is listed as affected in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations still running OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 with the affected web console and REST API reachable by users’ browsers. Current exposure is likely low in modern environments, but legacy platforms require inventory confirmation.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not identify active exploitation, and KEV status is false. The provided references describe the issue but do not supply exploit activity, exploit maturity, or confirmed real-world abuse.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow: affected product and behavior are stated, but severity, CVSS, CWE, fixes, and exploit status are not provided in the bundle. Do not broaden impact beyond OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 without additional vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Review Red Hat CVE and Bugzilla guidance for supported fixes or workarounds.
- Inventory and retire any remaining OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 deployments.
- Restrict access to the affected web console and REST API to trusted networks.
- Avoid exposing legacy administrative interfaces to general browsing environments.
- Monitor vendor guidance before assuming a specific patch or configuration fix.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any environment still runs OpenShift Enterprise 1.2.
- Identify web console and REST API endpoints reachable from user browsers.
- Review authentication configuration for Basic authentication on affected interfaces.
- Check Red Hat sources for remediated packages or official workaround details.
- Review access logs for unusual browser-originated REST API activity.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Credential and access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2013-0196 mapping review
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-0196CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0196CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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