Medium severity · published Apr 25, 2024
CVE-2024-3623
Mirror-registry: default database secret key stored in plain-text on initial configuration file
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found when using mirror-registry to install Quay. It uses a default database secret key, which is stored in plain-text format in one of the configuration template files. This issue may lead to all instances of Quay deployed using mirror-registry to have the same database secret key. This flaw allows a malicious actor to access sensitive information from Quay's database.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MR
mirror registry for Red Hat OpenShift · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
MR
Mirror Registry · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
MR
mirror registry for Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3623
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3623
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3623
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2274404
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