CVE-2021-4294

OpenShift OSIN CheckClientSecret timing discrepancy

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: December 28, 2022 at 04:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:19 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsOpenShift Container PlatformOpenShift OsinOSIN

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

A vulnerability was found in OpenShift OSIN. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function ClientSecretMatches/CheckClientSecret. The manipulation of the argument secret leads to observable timing discrepancy. The name of the patch is 8612686d6dda34ae9ef6b5a974e4b7accb4fea29. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216987.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-208CWE-203

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