9.9
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-32191
RKE Cluster State Escalation Vulnerability
Description

When RKE provisions a cluster, it stores the cluster state in a configmap called `full-cluster-state` inside the `kube-system` namespace of the cluster itself. The information available in there allows non-admin users to escalate to admin.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 16, 2024, 4:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-32191 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.

No affected product recoded yet

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-2023-32191.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32191
https://github.com/rancher/rke/security/advisories/GHSA-6gr4-52w6-vmqx

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-32191 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2022-45157 (CVSS 9.1): Critical Security Flaw in Rancher Exposes vSphere Credentials in Plaintext

Image: SUSEThe SUSE Rancher Security team has recently issued a high-severity advisory, CVE-2022-45157, warning users of a critical vulnerability affecting Rancher’s handling of vSphere’s Cloud Provid ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 28, 2024 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Unpatched Kubernetes Flaw Leaves Clusters Open to Exploitation: Researcher Unveils Command Injection Vulnerability

Akamai researcher Tomer Peled has uncovered a concerning design flaw within Kubernetes’ git-sync project. This flaw could potentially enable attackers to execute commands or exfiltrate sensitive data, ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 16, 2024 (4 months ago)

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  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description When RKE provisions a cluster, it stores the cluster state in a configmap called `full-cluster-state` inside the `kube-system` namespace of the cluster itself. The information available in there allows non-admin users to escalate to admin.
    Added Reference SUSE https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32191 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference SUSE https://github.com/rancher/rke/security/advisories/GHSA-6gr4-52w6-vmqx [No types assigned]
    Added CWE SUSE CWE-922
    Added CVSS V3.1 SUSE AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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