CVE-2024-4369 Cluster-image-registry-operator: exposes a secret via env variable in pod definition on azure
Attackers with pod read permissions in Azure environments can expose the Azure client secret, enabling unauthorized actions as the registry operator.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-4369?
CVE-2024-4369 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14, published on 30 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An information disclosure flaw was found in OpenShift's internal image registry operator. The AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET can be exposed through an environment variable defined in the pod definition, but is limited to Azure environments. An attacker controlling an account that has high enough permissions to obtain pod information from the openshift-image-registry namespace could use this obtained client secret to perform actions as the registry operator's Azure service account.
Weakness: CWE-526
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4369?
How do I fix CVE-2024-4369?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4369 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-4369 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4369 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cc73-99rj-c7fh.