CVE-2013-4253 Hardcoded credentials in Red Hat Openshift

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can gain root access to Red Hat OpenShift 1 nodes if the unsupported OpenShift Extras deployment script is used, due to a hardcoded public key.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-4253?

CVE-2013-4253 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 19 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The deployment script in the unsupported "OpenShift Extras" set of add-on scripts, in Red Hat Openshift 1, installs a default public key in the root user's authorized_keys file.

Weakness: CWE-668, CWE-377

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4253?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Openshift.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4253?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-4253 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Openshift vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cm3c-7ffr-r2cr.

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