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CVE-2025-24513

ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability

Published: Mar 24, 2025Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDU csafCWE-20
4.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.5%
Top 11.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

kubernetes
oss-project·USaka k8s
ingress-nginx
Cloud & SaaS
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
NGINX Inc.
commercial·USaka njs, nginx, nginx plus
NGINX Ingress Controller
Networking Infrastructure
Go
package-ecosystem
k8s.io/ingress-nginx
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/131005
github.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-817234.json
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-817234.html
cert-portal.siemens.com
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