CVE-2013-4253

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Published Oct 19, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The deployment script in the unsupported "OpenShift Extras" set of add-on scripts, in Red Hat Openshift 1, installs a default public key in the root user's authorized_keys file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Red Hat Openshift

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Red Hat Openshift 1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:1.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-4155	The deployment script in the unsupported "OpenShift Extras" set of add-on scripts, in Red Hat Openshift 1, installs a default public key in the root user's authorized_keys file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.749% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/openshift/openshift-extras/blob/enterprise-2.0/README.md#security-notice
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/05/19

History

Jul 14, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00041}`	epss `{'score': 0.00052}`

May 9, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Redhat Openshift

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 9, 2025, 3:12 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Oct 19, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 9, 2025, 3:12 PM
Reserved: Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:38 PM

Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:38 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 19, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:56 PM

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