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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
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
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
and 2 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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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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