title: Openshift: existing cross-site request forgery protection insufficient for websocket creation
description: A flaw was found in OpenShift. The existing Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protections in place do not properly protect GET requests, allowing for the creation of WebSockets via CSRF.
problem types: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
affected:
{
product: openshift
vendor: n/a
defaultStatus: affected
}
{
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
collectionURL: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
packageName: openshift
defaultStatus: affected
cpes: cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
}
metrics:
other: [
content: {'value': 'Moderate', 'namespace': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/'}
type: Red Hat severity rating
]