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Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-11217 can expose OAuth client secrets through debug logging in the OpenShift OAuth server container. If debug logs are enabled for certain identity provider logins, secrets for OIDC, GitHub, GitLab, or Google integrations may be written to logs. This is mainly a confidentiality risk, not remote code execution.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted credential-exposure issue. Prioritize environments with debug logging enabled and broad log access. Immediate focus should be confirming exposure, reducing log visibility, and rotating secrets if logs may contain them.
Technical view
Red Hat describes oauth-server-container logging OAuth2 client secrets when logLevel is Debug for OIDC/GitHub/GitLab/Google IDP login options. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.9, with high confidentiality impact and high privileges required. Affected material includes Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and oauth-server-container 4.12 through 4.18 series.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in OpenShift 4 environments using the OAuth server with affected external identity providers and debug-level logging enabled. Risk increases if centralized logs are broadly accessible or retained for long periods.
Exploitation context
No source provided indicates active exploitation, and it is not listed as CISA KEV. Abuse would depend on obtaining logs containing the leaked client secret. The practical risk is credential disclosure through log access rather than direct unauthenticated exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence names OpenShift 4 and oauth-server-container 4.12.* through 4.18.*. The supplied sources do not include a specific fixed version or advisory package list. Avoid assuming exploitability beyond log access and secret reuse scenarios.
Mitigation direction
- Check Red Hat guidance for fixed packages or official remediation instructions.
- Avoid debug logging for OAuth server components in production.
- Restrict access to OAuth server and centralized logging systems.
- Rotate affected OAuth client secrets if debug logs may have captured them.
- Handle retained logs containing secrets according to incident response policy.
Validation and detection
- Inventory OpenShift 4 clusters and oauth-server-container versions.
- Identify configured OIDC, GitHub, GitLab, or Google identity providers.
- Confirm OAuth server log level is not Debug in production.
- Review log platforms for possible secret exposure using approved scanning tools.
- Verify remediation status against Red Hat CVE guidance.
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N1.23.6redhatVulnerability scoring details
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4.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11217CVE reference, redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2326230CVE reference, redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
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