CVE-2023-22480

KubeOperator is vulnerable to unauthorized access to system API

Published: Jan 14, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-285

7.3HIGH

Description

KubeOperator is an open source Kubernetes distribution focused on helping enterprises plan, deploy and operate production-level K8s clusters. In KubeOperator versions 3.16.3 and below, API interfaces with unauthorized entities and can leak sensitive information. This vulnerability could be used to take over the cluster under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 3.16.4.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:LAvailability

Low

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Weaknesses

CWE-285 CWE-863

Affected Products

fit2cloud

commercialaka jumpserver, cloudexplorer lite, 1panel

kubeoperatorOn-premWeb App

Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration

package-ecosystem

github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator

OSS Libraries

KubeOperator

oss-projectaka kubepi

KubeOperatorOn-prem

Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/commit/7ef42bf1c16900d13e6376f8be5ecdbfdfb44aaf

github.com

https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/releases/tag/v3.16.4

github.com

https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/security/advisories/GHSA-jxgp-jgh3-8jc8

github.com

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