CVE-2024-3623
Mirror-registry: default database secret key stored in plain-text on initial configuration file
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Apr 25, 2024
- Updated
- Jan 21, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 10, 2024
Description
A flaw was found when using mirror-registry to install Quay. It uses a default database secret key, which is stored in plain-text format in one of the configuration template files. This issue may lead to all instances of Quay deployed using mirror-registry to have the same database secret key. This flaw allows a malicious actor to access sensitive information from Quay's database.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
mirror-registry | |
mirror registry for Red Hat OpenShiftRed Hat |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3623vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2274404issue-tracking
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