7.2
HIGH
CVE-2023-5408
OpenShift Kubernetes Node Restriction Admission Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the node restriction admission plugin of the kubernetes api server of OpenShift. A remote attacker who modifies the node role label could steer workloads from the control plane and etcd nodes onto different worker nodes and gain broader access to the cluster.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 2, 2023, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 21, 2024, 1:48 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-5408 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_container_platform
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-2023-5408.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5006 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6130 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6842 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7479 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5408 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242173 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/openshift/kubernetes/pull/1736 Issue Tracking

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-5408 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-5408 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5006 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5006 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6842 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6842 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7479 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7479 Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5006 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7479 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6842 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 11, 2023

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

    Nov. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6130 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6130 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5408 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5408 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242173 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242173 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openshift/kubernetes/pull/1736 No Types Assigned https://github.com/openshift/kubernetes/pull/1736 Issue Tracking
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-269
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.30 }} 0.14%

score

0.69918

percentile

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