title: Setting loki authtoken configuration to disable or host mode leads to authentication longer being enforced
description: A flaw was found in the Network Observability plugin for OpenShift console. Unless the Loki authToken configuration is set to FORWARD mode, authentication is no longer enforced, allowing any user who can connect to the OpenShift Console in an OpenShift cluster to retrieve flows without authentication.
problem types: Improper Authorization
affected:
{
product: network-observability-console-plugin-container
vendor: n/a
defaultStatus: affected
}
{
vendor: Red Hat
product: NETWORK-OBSERVABILITY-1.1.0-RHEL-8
collectionURL: https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
packageName: network-observability/network-observability-console-plugin-rhel8
defaultStatus: affected
versions:
version: v1.1.0-10, lessThan: *, versionType: rpm, status: unaffected
cpe: cpe:/a:redhat:network_observ_optr:1.1.0::el8
}
metrics:
other: [
content: {'value': 'Important', 'namespace': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/'}
type: Red Hat severity rating
]