#VU17255 Man-in-the-middle attack in kube-rbac-proxy - CVE-2019-3818
Published: January 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17255
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3818
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
kube-rbac-proxy
kube-rbac-proxy
Software vendor:
Frederic Branczyk
Frederic Branczyk
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of the X.509 certificates. A remote attacker can conduct MITM-attack and obtain potentially sensitive information or impersonate trusted servers, which will aid in further attacks.
Remediation
Update to version 0.4.1.