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CVE-2021-4294


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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 2.6, indicating it requires adjacent network access but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from redhat, from redhat organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2022-12-28T17:15:09.067

Last Modified

2026-06-17T04:19:26.603

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 2.6 (LOW)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-208
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-203

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application redhat openshift_container_platform 4.0 Yes
Application redhat openshift_osin 1.0.0 Yes
Application redhat openshift_osin 1.0.1 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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