CVE-2020-8553

The Kubernetes ingress-nginx component prior to version 0.28.0 allows a user with the ability to create namespaces and to read and create ingress objects to overwrite the password file of another ingress which uses nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-type: basic and which has a hyphenated namespace or secret name.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.7 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/issues/5126	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:ingress-nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-07-29 15:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:27

NVD link : CVE-2020-8553

Mitre link : CVE-2020-8553

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-8553

JSON object : View

Products Affected

kubernetes

ingress-nginx

CWE

CWE-610

Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

CWE-73

External Control of File Name or Path

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