5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-2431
Kubelet Localhost Seccomp Profile Bypass Vulnerability
Description

A security issue was discovered in Kubelet that allows pods to bypass the seccomp profile enforcement. Pods that use localhost type for seccomp profile but specify an empty profile field, are affected by this issue. In this scenario, this vulnerability allows the pod to run in unconfined (seccomp disabled) mode. This bug affects Kubelet.

INFO

Published Date :

June 16, 2023, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 1, 2023, 6:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-2431 has a 2 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-2023-2431 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

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

Go

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 20, 2023, 11:08 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile

Updated: 2 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 27, 2022, 3:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 19 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-2023-2431 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-2431 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]

    Jul. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/43HDSKBKPSW53OW647B5ETHRWFFNHSRQ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/118690 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/118690 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/QHmx0HOQa10 No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/QHmx0HOQa10 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XBX4RL4UOC7JHWWYB2AJCKSUM7EG5Y5G/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XBX4RL4UOC7JHWWYB2AJCKSUM7EG5Y5G/ Mailing List
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.24.14 *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.25.0 up to (excluding) 1.25.10 *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.26.0 up to (excluding) 1.26.5 *cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.27.0 up to (excluding) 1.27.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XBX4RL4UOC7JHWWYB2AJCKSUM7EG5Y5G/ [No Types Assigned]
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-2023-2431 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-2431 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.12521

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