Vulnerability identifier: #VU67554

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3172

CWE-ID: CWE-918

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Kubernetes
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Kubernetes

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in kube-apiserver. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kubernetes: 1.25.0, 1.24.0 - 1.24.4, 1.23.0 - 1.23.10, 1.22.0 - 1.22.13, 1.21.0 - 1.21.14, 1.20.0 - 1.20.15, 1.19.0 - 1.19.16, 1.18.0 - 1.18.20, 1.17.0 - 1.17.17, 1.16.0 - 1.16.15, 1.15.0 - 1.15.12, 1.14.0 - 1.14.10, 1.13.0 - 1.13.12, 1.12.0 - 1.12.10, 1.11.0 - 1.11.10, 1.10.0 - 1.10.13, 1.2.0 - 1.2.7, 1.1.0 - 1.1.8, 1.0.0 - 1.0.7, 1.9.0 - 1.9.11, 1.8.0 - 1.8.15, 1.7.0 - 1.7.16, 1.6.0 - 1.6.13, 1.5.0 - 1.5.8, 1.4.0 - 1.4.12, 1.3.0 - 1.3.10

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External links
http://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/112513
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q3/207

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.