CFME: default password: https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq/blob/master/vmdb/db/fixtures/customization_templates.yml#L7 config file, requires user to not enter password, I think we should default to safe (e.g. either force a password to be set, or assign a random one), and give this a CVE, giving them time for feedback.
Interesting, I thought we decided this *wasn't* a security issue because it's not actually used. It's a sample meant to show people how to set a default password. Users *could* copy and reuse, hence the perceived problem, but it's not actively a security hole...it's not really even a bug. Either way, I think in discussion we just decided to delete that line of code, since, again, it's just a sample.
This issue is now public. https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq/commit/40f83e498edd5f91ab70ef538a9766bbe08e3d23
Acknowledgement: This issue was discovered by the Red Hat CloudForms Team.
This issue has been addressed in the following products: CloudForms Management Engine 5.3 Via RHSA-2015:0028 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0028.html