Insufficiently protected credentials in NooBaa
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
A flaw was found in noobaa-operator in versions before 5.7.0, where internal RPC AuthTokens between the noobaa operator and the noobaa core are leaked into log files. An attacker with access to the log files could use this AuthToken to gain additional access into noobaa deployment and can read/modify system configuration.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | NooBaa | noobaa-operator 5.7.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NooBaa Vendor— Affected noobaa-operator 5.7.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2021:2479 Released 2021-06-17 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.6.5 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.6 on RHEL-8 ocs4/mcg-rhel8-operator
- RHSA-2021:2041 Released 2021-05-19 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.7.0 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.7 on RHEL-8 ocs4/mcg-core-rhel8, ocs4/mcg-rhel8-operator, ocs4/rook-ceph-rhel8-operator
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.6 on RHEL-8 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2479 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.7 on RHEL-8 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2041 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.6 on RHEL-8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.7 on RHEL-8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3528
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3q58-8ch7-h333
References
More Red Hat Noobaa-operator vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-02486 Cross-site scripting in noobaa-core CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-3528 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-3528 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3q58-8ch7-h333 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-3528 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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