CVE-2024-3623

Mirror-registry: default database secret key stored in plain-text on initial configuration file

Published: Apr 25, 2024Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-256

6.5MEDIUM

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-256

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.

commercial·USaka Red Hat, redhat

Mirror registry for Red Hat OpenShiftOn-premSaaS Service

Operating Systems / linux-distro

mirror registryOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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1 technique

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3623

access.redhat.com

https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.260384

vuldb.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2274400

bugzilla.redhat.com

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