nestybox / nestybox/sysbox

SECURITY: user admin password admin in the images

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Hi,

I was using an image derivated of "nestybox/ubuntu-jammy-systemd-docker:latest".
But I discovered that someone was entering in my docker images with ssh installing cryptocurrency zombies.
I discovered a user admin in all images in the production sites.
I tracked where this user came from and I got to this file:

https://github.com/nestybox/dockerfiles/blob/master/ubuntu-jammy-systemd/Dockerfile

There a user admin with password admin.
I would like to know if it is a good practice and if this password is needed or could I delete?

Best regards,

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Start by reading ubuntu-jammy-systemd/Dockerfile, especially the admin user and password setup described in the report. Confirm whether that account is required, then build the affected image and verify that the resulting image no longer exposes an unnecessary default credential.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker
Domain
devops, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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