Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - CVE-2019-10213
Published: December 4, 2019 / Updated: December 17, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23399
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10213
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to OpenShift Container Platform writes secrets in clear text into pod logs when the log level in a given operator is set to Debug or higher. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive information.
Affected software
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Opensuse
Opensuse
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10213
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.1.26, 4.2.9, 4.1.27