#VU27379 Insufficient Session Expiration in Kiali - CVE-2020-1762
Published: April 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27379
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1762
CWE-ID: CWE-613
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Kiali
Kiali
Software vendor:
Kiali
Kiali
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an insufficient JWT validation. A remote non-authenticated attacker can steal a valid JWT cookie and gain unauthorized access to session that belongs to another user, possibly gain privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.