cartridge_repository.rb in OpenShift Origin and Enterprise 1.2.8 through 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via she
cartridge_repository.rb in OpenShift Origin and Enterprise 1.2.8 through 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a Source-Url ending with a (1) .tar.gz, (2) .zip, (3) .tgz, or (4) .tar file extension in a cartridge manifest file.
- Published
- Jun 20, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.1% · 92th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-94
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Report tools
Action score
42
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | openshift | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift |
| redhat | openshift origin | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_origin |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- redhat openshift1.2.8
- redhat openshift2.0
- redhat openshift2.0.1
- redhat openshift2.0.2
- redhat openshift2.0.3
- redhat openshift2.0.4
- redhat openshift2.0.5
- redhat openshift2.0.6
- redhat openshift2.1
- redhat openshift2.1.1
- redhat openshift origin1.2.8
- redhat openshift origin2.1
- redhat openshift origin2.1.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:openshift:1.2::el6 | rubygem-openshift-origin-node | before 0:1.9.14.8-1.el6op | 0:1.9.14.8-1.el6op |
| Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6 | rubygem-openshift-origin-container-selinux | before 0:0.8.1.2-1.el6op | 0:0.8.1.2-1.el6op |
| Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6 | rubygem-openshift-origin-node | before 0:1.17.5.17-1.el6op | 0:1.17.5.17-1.el6op |
| Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6 | rubygem-openshift-origin-node | before 0:1.23.9.11-1.el6op | 0:1.23.9.11-1.el6op |
Same product
redhat: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2013-2060The download_from_url function in OpenShift Origin allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the URL41Plan
- CVE-2014-0234The default configuration of broker.conf in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.x before 2.1 has a password of "mooo" for a Mongo account, which 40Plan
- CVE-2013-4561In a openshift node, there is a cron job to update mcollective facts that mishandles a temporary file.36Monitor
- CVE-2014-0163Openshift has shell command injection flaws due to unsanitized data being passed into shell commands.36Monitor
- CVE-2018-1102A flaw was found in source-to-image function as shipped with Openshift Enterprise 3.x.36Monitor
- CVE-2016-3738Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 does not properly restrict access to STI builds, which allows remote authenticated users to access the Dock36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:rubygem-openshift-origin-container-selinux | 0:0.8.1.2-1.el6op · Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:rubygem-openshift-origin-node | 0:1.9.14.8-1.el6op · Red Hat:openshift:1.2::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
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References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0762.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0763.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0764.html
- secunia.com/advisories/59298
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1110470
- github.com/openshift/origin-server/pull/5521
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.