Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Kubernetes - CVE-2020-8565

 

Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Kubernetes - CVE-2020-8565

Published: June 30, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64820
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8565
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Kubernetes
Affected software:
Kubernetes

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to authorization and bearer tokens will be written to log files if the logging level is set to at least 9. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-8565

Install updates from vendor's website.

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