Operator: passwords defined in secrets shown in statefulset yaml
Priority LOW 24CWE-313Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- 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. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
A flaw was found in Red Hat's AMQ Broker, which stores certain passwords in a secret security-properties-prop-module, defined in ActivemqArtemisSecurity CR; however, they are shown in plaintext in the StatefulSet details yaml of AMQ Broker.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00162 5th 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-2023-03770 Operator: plaintext password in operator logPriority 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-2023-4066
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pp2q-hf69-vw5g
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-2023-4066 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4066 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pp2q-hf69-vw5g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-4066 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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