heketi: heketi can be installed using insecure defaults
Published Apr 22, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.41%
Description
It was found that default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication potentially exposing the management interface to misuse. This isue only affects heketi as shipped with Openshift Container Platform 3.11.
Affected products
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- Version heketi 6 as shipped with Openshift Container Platform 3.11StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Heketi Project | Heketi | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- 3.11
Configuration 2
- n/a
No data.
Native Client for RHEL 7 for Red Hat Storage
heketi-0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2019:3255
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.5 for RHEL 7
heketi-0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2019:3255
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native Client for RHEL 7 for Red Hat Storage | heketi-0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3255 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.5 for RHEL 7 | heketi-0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3255 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
After installation of Heketi 1. configure user and admin key in /etc/heketi/heketi.json file ... { "_port_comment": "Heketi Server Port Number", "port": "8080", "_use_auth": "Enable JWT authorization. Please enable for deployment", "use_auth": true, "_jwt": "Private keys for access", "jwt": { "_admin": "Admin has access to all APIs", "admin": { "key": "My Secret" }, "_user": "User only has access to /volumes endpoint", "user": { "key": "My Secret" } }, ... 2. restart heketi server
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.41% (0.01414) | 71.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.41% (0.01414) | 71.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 62.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 61.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 59.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.03% (0.09029) | 86.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 46.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3255 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3899 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1701091 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3899 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3899
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3899
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3255 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3899 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1701091 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3899 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3899 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3899 |
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