CVE-2022-3259

OpenShift: Missing HTTP Strict Transport Security

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Published Dec 9, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Openshift 4.9 does not use HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) which may allow man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

OpenShift

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Package	CPE	Advisory	Released Date
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
openshift-0:4.12.0-202301042257.p0.g77bec7a.assembly.stream.el8	cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.12::el8	RHSA-2022:7398	2023-01-17T00:00:00Z
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
openshift-0:4.13.0-202304211155.p0.gb404935.assembly.stream.el8	cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.13::el8	RHSA-2023:1325	2023-05-18T00:00:00Z

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-42661	Openshift 4.9 does not use HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) which may allow man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.569% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2103220
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3259
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3259

History

Apr 22, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Redhat Openshift

Weaknesses

CWE-665

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 22, 2025, 8:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Dec 9, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 22, 2025, 8:25 PM
Reserved: Sep 21, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:07 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:07 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 9, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Jun 30, 2022, 12:00 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: Jun 30, 2022, 12:00 AM

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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