5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-8552
Kubernetes API Server Remote Denial of Service
Description

The Kubernetes API server component in versions prior to 1.15.9, 1.16.0-1.16.6, and 1.17.0-1.17.2 has been found to be vulnerable to a denial of service attack via successful API requests.

INFO

Published Date :

March 27, 2020, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:26 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-8552 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8552 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Kubernetes kubernetes
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-8552.

URL Resource
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89378 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/kubernetes-security-announce/2UOlsba2g0s
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/ Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Learning how to deploy a simple 3 nodes (1 server and 2 agents) k3s cluster with rancher ui installed through a docker-compose.

Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 7 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 25, 2024, 9:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

⚙ DevSecOps Kubernetes Playground ("A Hacker's Guide to Kubernetes")

Dockerfile Shell Ruby Smarty Jinja HCL

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
14 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : July 1, 2022, 7:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 57 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 11 months ago
3 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Nov. 21, 2020, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Sept. 27, 2020, 5:20 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-8552 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8552 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
    Added Reference Kubernetes https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/kubernetes-security-announce/2UOlsba2g0s [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Kubernetes https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Kubernetes https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/kubernetes-security-announce/2UOlsba2g0s
    Removed Reference Kubernetes https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89378 Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89378 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/ Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89378 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89378 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/kubernetes-security-announce/2UOlsba2g0s No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/kubernetes-security-announce/2UOlsba2g0s Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.15.9 *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.16.0 up to (including) 1.16.6 *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.17.0 up to (including) 1.17.2
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-8552 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

0.17 }} 0.06%

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0.53142

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