#VU78481 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in apiserver - CVE-2023-1260

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#VU78481 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in apiserver - CVE-2023-1260

Published: July 21, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78481
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1260
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
apiserver
Software vendor:
Kubernetes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within kube-apiserver. A remote authenticated user with "update, patch" permissions to the "pods/ephemeralcontainers" subresource can bypass SCC admission restrictions and gain control over a privileged pod.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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