OpenShift Container Platform before version 4.1.3 writes OAuth tokens in plaintext to the audit logs for the Kubernetes API server and OpenShift API server. A user with sufficient privileges could recover OAuth tokens from these audit logs and use them to access other resources.
Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Openshift_container_platform | Redhat | * | 4.1.3 (excluding) |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1 | RedHat | openshift4/ose-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator:v4.1.3-201906191409 | * |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1 | RedHat | openshift4/ose-cluster-openshift-apiserver-operator:v4.1.3-201906191409 | * |
While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for: