CVE-2014-0234Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Broker hijacking via hard-coded MongoDB password

Published Feb 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Hard-coded credentials in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 2.x before 2.1 allow remote attackers to hijack the broker. The openshift-origin-broker writes a fixed Mongo account password into /etc/openshift/broker.conf, while openshift.sh passes the same value to remote MongoDB connections. Exploitation requires network access to the MongoDB service and retention of the default account password, granting control of the broker datastore.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability3.79%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 2.x before 2.1 allow remote attackers to hijack the broker. The openshift-origin-broker writes a fixed Mongo account password into /etc/openshift/broker.conf, while openshift.sh passes the same value to remote MongoDB connections. Exploitation requires network access to the MongoDB service and retention of the default account password, granting control of the broker datastore.

The record

CVE
CVE-2014-0234
Published
Feb 12, 2020
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
Red Hat
Product
OpenShift Container Platform
Classifications
CWE-1188, T1078.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 12, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.x before 2.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Red Hat · OpenShift Container Platformversion=2.x before 2.1

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1188Insecure Default Initialization of Resource
T1078.001Default Accounts

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