# CVE-2013-4281: Information disclosure in Red Hat Openshift

> Local users on the broker server can read the private key file due to weak default permissions, potentially exposing sensitive cryptographic material.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 9 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fqgj-rgfp-3x52

## What is CVE-2013-4281?

CVE-2013-4281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 19 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Red Hat Openshift 1, weak default permissions are applied to the /etc/openshift/server_priv.pem file on the broker server, which could allow users with local access to the broker to read this file.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4281?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Openshift.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-4281?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-4281 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4281 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openshift

- [CVE-2014-3496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3496/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-0234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0234/): Hardcoded credentials in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-2060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2060/): Command injection in OpenShift Origin (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-4561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4561/): Path traversal in openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2014-0163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0163/): Command injection in Openshift (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4281 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-4281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 19 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4281 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Openshift. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4281/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4281/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4281
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4281
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4281

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4281/
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