4.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-25737
Kubernetes Node Privilege Escalation and Traffic Redirect
Description

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user may be able to redirect pod traffic to private networks on a Node. Kubernetes already prevents creation of Endpoint IPs in the localhost or link-local range, but the same validation was not performed on EndpointSlice IPs.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 6, 2021, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

1.7
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-25737 has a 7 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-2021-25737 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 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-2021-25737.

URL Resource
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/102106 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/xAiN3924thY Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0004/ Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/102106 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/xAiN3924thY Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0004/ 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).

None

Updated: 9 months, 2 weeks ago
5 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 28, 2024, 8:13 a.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 9 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 24, 2024, 8:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 37 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 11 months, 2 weeks ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 15, 2022, 11:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 35 different CVEs too.

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

Dockerfile Shell Ruby Smarty Jinja HCL

Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago
16 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: 2 years, 3 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 1, 2021, 8:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 24 different CVEs too.

awesome resources about cloud native security 🐿

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Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
309 stars 51 fork 51 watcher
Born at : March 23, 2021, 12:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 37 different CVEs too.

A curated list for Awesome Kubernetes Security resources

Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago
1917 stars 276 fork 276 watcher
Born at : July 6, 2020, 2:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 11 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-2021-25737 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-25737 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/102106
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/xAiN3924thY
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0004/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0004/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0004/ Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0004/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/102106 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/102106 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/xAiN3924thY No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/xAiN3924thY Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-601
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.16.0 up to (excluding) 1.18.19 *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.19.0 up to (excluding) 1.19.10 *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.20.0 up to (excluding) 1.20.7 *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:1.21.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.23543

percentile

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