Missing Authorization in Kubernetes - CVE-2017-1000056
Published: July 17, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38702
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000056
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Kubernetes
Affected software:
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Kubernetes version 1.5.0-1.5.4 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin resulting in the ability to make use of any existing PodSecurityPolicy object.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1000056
Install update from vendor's website.