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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-0234 · published 12 February 2020

CVE-2014-0234: Redhat openshift insecure default initialization vulnerability

Redhat · Openshift

The default configuration of broker.conf in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.x before 2.1 has a password of "mooo" for a Mongo account, which allows remote attackers to hijack the broker by providing this password, related to the openshift.sh script in Openshift Extras before 20130920. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2013-4253 and CVE-2013-4281.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 3.8% · top 10.4% CWE-1188 · Insecure default initialization
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
3.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The default configuration of broker.conf in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.x before 2.1 has a password of "mooo" for a Mongo account, which allows remote attackers to hijack the broker by providing this password, related to the openshift.sh script in Openshift Extras before 20130920. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2013-4253 and CVE-2013-4281.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/05/19 ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67657 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1097008 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://github.com/openshift/openshift-extras/blob/master/README.md Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0487.html Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/05/19 ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67657 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1097008 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://github.com/openshift/openshift-extras/blob/master/README.md Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0487.html Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-0234), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.