SUSE update for helm3

Published: 2023-04-13

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-1996 CVE-2022-23525
CWE-ID	CWE-942 CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE CaaS Platform Operating systems & Components / Operating system helm3 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Overly permissive cross-domain whitelist

EUVDB-ID: #VU66447

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1996

CWE-ID: CWE-942 - Overly Permissive Cross-domain Whitelist

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the CORS protection mechanism.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of the "Origin" HTTP header that is supplied within HTTP request. A remote attacker can supply arbitrary value via the "Origin" HTTP header, bypass implemented CORS protection mechanism and perform cross-site scripting attacks against the vulnerable application.

Mitigation

Update the affected package helm3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP1

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

helm3: before 3.3.3-150100.1.12.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20231833-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU70619

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23525

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation