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Improper Authentication Affecting opendaylight package, versions *

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.57% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-OPENDAYLIGHT-5035334
  • published27 Mar 2023
  • disclosed18 Sept 2018
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Introduced: 18 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-11787  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 opendaylight.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream opendaylight package and not the opendaylight package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Apache Karaf version prior to 3.0.9, 4.0.9, 4.1.1, when the webconsole feature is installed in Karaf, it is available at .../system/console and requires authentication to access it. One part of the console is a Gogo shell/console that gives access to the command line console of Karaf via a Web browser, and when navigated to it is available at .../system/console/gogo. Trying to go directly to that URL does require authentication. And optional bundle that some applications use is the Pax Web Extender Whiteboard, it is part of the pax-war feature and perhaps others. When it is installed, the Gogo console becomes available at another URL .../gogo/, and that URL is not secured giving access to the Karaf console to unauthenticated users. A mitigation for the issue is to manually stop/uninstall Gogo plugin bundle that is installed with the webconsole feature, although of course this removes the console from the .../system/console application, not only from the unauthenticated endpoint. One could also stop/uninstall the Pax Web Extender Whiteboard, but other components/applications may require it and so their functionality would be reduced/compromised.