Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Baremetal Operator - CVE-2023-30841
Published: May 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76282
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30841
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 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.
Affected software
Baremetal Operator
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
How to mitigate CVE-2023-30841
Install updates from vendor's website.
Baremetal Operator - update to 0.3.0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.12.58, 4.13.0, 4.14.0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.12.58, 4.13.0, 4.14.0