CVE-2022-1798
Path Traversal vulnerability in Kubevirt
Description
A path traversal vulnerability in KubeVirt versions up to 0.56 (and 0.55.1) on all platforms allows a user able to configure the kubevirt to read arbitrary files on the host filesystem which are publicly readable or which are readable for UID 107 or GID 107. /proc/self/<> is not accessible.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:LIntegrityLow
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
kubevirt
oss-projectaka containerized data importer, containerized-data-importer
Google LLC
commercial·US
Go
package-ecosystem
Exploitability
1 exploit source identified
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References
https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/security/advisories/GHSA-qv98-3369-g364
github.com
https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-cvx8-ppmc-78hm
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1798
nvd.nist.gov
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