CVE-2024-6508 — console
HIGHCVE-2024-6508 is a high-severity (CVSS 8) CWE-331 vulnerability in github.com/openshift/console. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
Openshift Console insufficient entropy vulnerability
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-6508.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2024-6508 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,166 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/openshift/consoleReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
An insufficient entropy vulnerability was found in the Openshift Console. In the authorization code type and implicit grant type, the OAuth2 protocol is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack if the state parameter is used inefficiently. This flaw allows logging into the victim’s current application account using a third-party account without any restrictions.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/openshift/console | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/openshift/console, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of github.com/openshift/console has shipped for CVE-2024-6508 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2024-6508 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2024-6508. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
This insufficient entropy vulnerability in the OpenShift Console's OAuth2 implementation is a important severity issue due to its potential to enable Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, allowing unauthorized third-party access to user accounts. The inefficiency in generating the state parameter undermines the…
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | openshift4/ose-console:v4.12.0-202412201659.p0.g8910d84.assembly.stream.el8 | RHSA-2025:0014 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | openshift4/ose-console:v4.13.0-202411300029.p0.g68accd9.assembly.stream.el8 | RHSA-2024:10813 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | openshift4/ose-console:v4.14.0-202411131205.p0.g839a801.assembly.stream.el8 | RHSA-2024:9620 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | openshift4/ose-console:v4.15.0-202411060036.p0.gd8360d4.assembly.stream.el8 | RHSA-2024:8991 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | openshift4/ose-console-rhel9:v4.16.0-202410231737.p0.gf0870c3.assembly.stream.el9 | RHSA-2024:8415 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 | openshift4/ose-console-rhel9:v4.17.0-202410091535.p0.ge61f187.assembly.stream.el9 | RHSA-2024:7922 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | openshift4/aws-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9:v4.18.0-202501230001.p0.g088dcaf.assembly.stream.el9 | RHSA-2024:6122 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-6508 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2024-6508 across Go dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.