Operator: plaintext password in operator log
Priority LOW 24CWE-117Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
A flaw was found in Red Hat AMQ Broker Operator, where it displayed a password defined in ActiveMQArtemisAddress CR, shown in plain text in the Operator Log. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to access information outside of their permissions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00246 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers | — | 7.11.1-9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers | — | 7.11.1-12 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 7.11.1-9 Patch available CNA
- RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 7.11.1-12 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_a-mq:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.11 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.12 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_a-mq:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Running on ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2023:4720 Released 2023-08-23 · Red Hat rating ModerateAMQ Broker 7.11.1.OPR.2.GA Container Images Release
- Middleware Containers for OpenShift amq7/amq-broker-rhel8-operator, amq7/amq-broker-rhel8-operator-bundle
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers, Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 — RHSA-2023:4720
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-03771 Operator: passwords defined in secrets shown in statefulset yamlPriority LOW 24
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Middleware Containers for OpenShift | Fixed | RHSA-2023:4720 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4065
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhw6-q999-wqqq
References
More Red Hat Jboss A-mq vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-06239 Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x; BPM Suite (BPMS) 6.x; BRMS 6.x and 5.x; Data Grid (JDG) 6.x; Data… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-02983 Deserialization of untrusted data in JMSAppender in Apache Log4j 1.2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-04351 Console: HTTPOnly and Secure attributes not set on cookies in Red Hat AMQ. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07110 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Karaf CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-01561 Improper certificate validation in Keycloak CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-4065 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4065 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hhw6-q999-wqqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-4065 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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