PT-2023-16844 · Kubernetes · Kube-Apiserver

Nick Tait + 1 · Published 2023-09-24 · Updated 2024-05-03 · CVE-2023-1260

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions kube-apiserver (affected versions not specified)

Description An authentication bypass issue was discovered in kube-apiserver, allowing a remote, authenticated attacker with update, patch permissions on the pods/ephemeralcontainers subresource to potentially evade SCC admission restrictions. This could enable them to gain control of a privileged pod by creating a new pod or patching an existing one they have access to.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-288

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1260

GHSA-92HX-3MH6-HC49

RHSA-2023:3976

RHSA-2023:4093

RHSA-2023:4312

RHSA-2023:4898

RHSA-2023:5008

Affected Products

Kube-Apiserver

References · 21

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3976 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5008 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4093 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4312 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4898 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1260 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-92hx-3mh6-hc49 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1260 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openshift/apiserver-library-go/commit/a994128188486d2dce99a528fbcc017d276081e0 · Note
• https://github.com/openshift/apiserver-library-go · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1260 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/58597 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/63782 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/70966 · Telegram Post
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231020-0010 · Note