7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-1704
Maistra insecure modification vulnerability
Description

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the openshift/istio-kialia-rhel7-operator-container. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 17, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-1704 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat openshift_service_mesh
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1704 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-1704 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1704 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1704 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_service_mesh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.8
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10264

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