CVE-2020-8568

Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver sync/rotate directory traversal

Published: Jan 21, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20

5.8MEDIUM

Description

Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver versions v0.0.15 and v0.0.16 allow an attacker who can modify a SecretProviderClassPodStatus/Status resource the ability to write content to the host filesystem and sync file contents to Kubernetes Secrets. This includes paths under var/lib/kubelet/pods that contain other Kubernetes Secrets.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:HPrivileges Required

High

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-20 CWE-24 CWE-22

Affected Products

Kubernetes

oss-project·USaka k8s

secrets store csi driverOn-prem

Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration

Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI DriverOn-prem

Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration

package-ecosystem

sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver

OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques

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References

https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/secrets-store-csi-driver/issues/378

github.com

https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-secrets-store-csi-driver/c/Cb9cvymTzl4

groups.google.com

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8568

nvd.nist.gov

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