Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Quarkus - CVE-2024-2700

 

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Quarkus - CVE-2024-2700

Published: June 11, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91686
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2700
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Quarkus

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to cleartext storage of sensitive information in an environment variable. A local user can exploit this vulnerability to obtain local configuration properties information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-2700

Install updates from vendor's website.

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