CVE-2024-3623 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-3623

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

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Red Hat would like to thank Solomon Roberts (BadgerOps.net works) for reporting this issue.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

mirror registry for Red Hat OpenShift
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: April 25th, 2024
Last Modified: January 21st, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-256

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence