Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A low-privileged OpenShift user may be able to discover a repository pull secret by inspecting a pod manifest. Exposure could disclose credentials used to access container repositories, potentially affecting systems beyond the cluster. The supplied evidence identifies confidentiality impact but no direct data modification or service disruption.
Executive priority
Prioritize expedited assessment for shared or multi-tenant clusters and environments with numerous basic user accounts. Remediate promptly where affected builds and manifest visibility coincide. Credential rotation and repository review become urgent if evidence shows the secret was accessible.
Technical view
CVE-2024-1139 is a CWE-200 information disclosure in the OpenShift cluster-monitoring-operator. A remote attacker with basic login credentials may inspect a pod manifest containing a repository pull secret. CVSS 3.1 is 7.7: network-accessible, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, changed scope, and high confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
The supplied affected data identifies OpenShift Container Platform 4.12, 4.13, and 4.14 builds. Risk depends on whether low-privileged accounts can inspect the relevant pod manifests. The bundle’s 4.14 package mapping includes several apparently unrelated package names, so confirm exact applicability against Red Hat’s advisories.
Exploitation context
Exploitation requires valid basic login credentials and access sufficient to inspect the relevant pod manifest. The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle, and no source provided here establishes active exploitation or a public exploit. Treat exploitation status as unconfirmed.
Researcher notes
The core claim is credential disclosure through a pod manifest, with no documented integrity or availability impact. Exact affected-build interpretation requires care because the supplied 4.14 entries associate the CVE with multiple package names beyond cluster-monitoring-operator. Use Red Hat’s CVE page and release-specific advisories as the authoritative applicability references.
Mitigation direction
- Consult the applicable Red Hat advisory and apply its approved remediation for the deployed OpenShift release.
- Restrict low-privileged access to pod manifests while remediation is pending.
- If exposure is confirmed, rotate the repository pull secret using approved Red Hat procedures.
- Review repository access for suspicious use of the potentially disclosed credential.
Validation and detection
- Inventory OpenShift 4.12, 4.13, and 4.14 clusters and record cluster-monitoring-operator versions.
- Compare installed builds and packages with the applicable Red Hat advisory.
- Verify low-privileged users cannot obtain repository pull secrets from pod manifests after remediation.
- Review audit records for unexpected manifest access by basic accounts.
- Confirm any exposed pull secret was rotated and the previous credential revoked.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-200: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCredential and access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupContainer behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N3.14redhatVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.7HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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- Source timelineredhat
Reported to Red Hat.
- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- Source timelineredhat
Made public.
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2024:1887CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:1891CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:2047CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:2782CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1139CVE reference, redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2262158CVE reference, redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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