Insecure storage of credentials in Baremetal Operator

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU76282

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30841

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The  vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to ironic and ironic-inspector deployed within Baremetal Operator using the included `deploy.sh` store their `.htpasswd` files as ConfigMaps instead of Secrets. A local user can obtain credentials and use them to compromise the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Baremetal Operator: 0.1.0 - 0.2.0

External links

http://github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/pull/1241
http://github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/security/advisories/GHSA-9wh7-397j-722m

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.