CVE-2024-3623 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-3623: Mirror-registry: default database secret key stored in plain-text on initial configuration file

Vendor Red Hat
Product mirror registry for Red Hat OpenShift
Weakness CWE-256
Published April 25, 2024
Last update January 21, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 25, 2024 CVE published
January 21, 2026 Record updated