#VU76282 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Baremetal Operator - CVE-2023-30841
Published: May 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76282
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30841
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Baremetal Operator
Baremetal Operator
Software vendor:
metal3
metal3
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.