CVE-2013-4253 Hardcoded credentials in Red Hat Openshift
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.
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openshift
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cm3c-7ffr-r2cr.