CVE-2014-0234 Hardcoded credentials in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack the broker by using the default hardcoded password for the Mongo account in the default configuration.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-0234?

CVE-2014-0234 is a critical vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 12 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The default configuration of broker.conf in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.x before 2.1 has a password of "mooo" for a Mongo account, which allows remote attackers to hijack the broker by providing this password, related to the openshift.sh script in Openshift Extras before 20130920. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2013-4253 and CVE-2013-4281.

Weakness: CWE-1188

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0234?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Openshift.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0234?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-0234 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Openshift vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w87g-2vqm-6m24.

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