Path traversal in Ingress-NGINX Controller for Kubernetes - CVE-2025-24513
Published: March 24, 2025 / Updated: March 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105989
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24513
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Kubernetes
Affected software:
Ingress-NGINX Controller for Kubernetes
Ingress-NGINX Controller for Kubernetes
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in the Admission Controller feature. A remote non-authenticated attacker can read certain files on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-24513
Install update from vendor's website.