CVE-2024-45041
Kubernetes External Secrets Operator Token AbuseSkill Exploit
Description
External Secrets Operator is a Kubernetes operator that integrates external secret management systems. The external-secrets has a deployment called default-external-secrets-cert-controller, which is bound with a same-name ClusterRole. This ClusterRole has "get/list" verbs of secrets resources. It also has path/update verb of validatingwebhookconfigurations resources. This can be used to abuse the SA token of the deployment to retrieve or get ALL secrets in the whole cluster, capture and log all data from requests attempting to update Secrets, or make a webhook deny all Pod create and update requests. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.10.2.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 9, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 18, 2024, 5:31 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 18, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/commit/428a452fd2ad45935312f2c2c0d40bc37ce6e67c No Types Assigned https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/commit/428a452fd2ad45935312f2c2c0d40bc37ce6e67c Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/security/advisories/GHSA-qwgc-rr35-h4x9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/security/advisories/GHSA-qwgc-rr35-h4x9 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-732 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:external-secrets:external_secrets_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.10.2 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description External Secrets Operator is a Kubernetes operator that integrates external secret management systems. The external-secrets has a deployment called default-external-secrets-cert-controller, which is bound with a same-name ClusterRole. This ClusterRole has "get/list" verbs of secrets resources. It also has path/update verb of validatingwebhookconfigurations resources. This can be used to abuse the SA token of the deployment to retrieve or get ALL secrets in the whole cluster, capture and log all data from requests attempting to update Secrets, or make a webhook deny all Pod create and update requests. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.10.2. Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/security/advisories/GHSA-qwgc-rr35-h4x9 [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/commit/428a452fd2ad45935312f2c2c0d40bc37ce6e67c [No types assigned] Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-269 Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
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