CVE-2023-4066 Operator: passwords defined in secrets shown in statefulset yaml

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Red Hat AMQ Broker exposes plaintext passwords in StatefulSet YAML details, allowing attackers with access to view sensitive credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-4066?

CVE-2023-4066 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published on 27 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw was found in Red Hat's AMQ Broker, which stores certain passwords in a secret security-properties-prop-module, defined in ActivemqArtemisSecurity CR; however, they are shown in plaintext in the StatefulSet details yaml of AMQ Broker.

Weakness: CWE-312, CWE-313

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4066?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Redhat Jboss A-Mq, Redhat Jboss Middleware, Redhat Openshift Container Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4066?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4066 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-4066 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Openshift Container Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pp2q-hf69-vw5g.

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