Information disclosure in Helm

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU88099

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-25210

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application, which displays values of secrets when the --dry-run flag is used. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Follow vendor's workaround to resolve this issue.

Vulnerable software versions

Helm: 3.0.0 - 3.14.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:the_helm_project:helm:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:the_helm_project:helm:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:the_helm_project:helm:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/7275
https://helm.sh/blog/response-cve-2019-25210/
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jw44-4f3j-q396

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.