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CVE-2019-10223

6.5 · MEDIUM

A security issue was discovered in the kube-state-metrics versions v1.7.0 and v1.7.1.

Published Nov 5, 2019CWE-200EPSS 1.78%

Overview

CVE-2019-10223 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 5, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A security issue was discovered in the kube-state-metrics versions v1.7.0 and v1.7.1. An experimental feature was added to the v1.7.0 release that enabled annotations to be exposed as metrics. By default, the kube-state-metrics metrics only expose metadata about Secrets. However, a combination of the default `kubectl` behavior and this new feature can cause the entire secret content to end up in metric labels thus inadvertently exposing the secret content in metrics. This feature has been reverted and released as the v1.7.2 release. If you are running the v1.7.0 or v1.7.1 release, please upgrade to the v1.7.2 release as soon as possible.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/15/8Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10223GitHubgithub.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/releases/tag/v1.7.2Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/09/1Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/15/8Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10223GitHubgithub.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/releases/tag/v1.7.2Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/09/1

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10223?

CVE-2019-10223 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 5, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2019-10223?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-10223?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2019-10223?

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