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

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-256

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.

Affected products

Red Hat mirror registry for Red Hat OpenShift: all versions

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3623
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2274404
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3623
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2274404

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