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GHSA-JXGP-JGH3-8JC8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-09 21:57 – Updated: 2023-01-24 23:29

Summary

KubeOperator allows unauthorized access to system API

Details

Summary

Unauthorized access refers to the ability to bypass the system's preset permission settings to access some API interfaces. The attack exploits a flaw in how online applications handle routing permissions.

Affected Version

<= v3.16.3

Patches

The vulnerability has been fixed in v3.16.3.

https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/commit/7ef42bf1c16900d13e6376f8be5ecdbfdfb44aaf

Workarounds

It is recommended to upgrade the version to v3.16.4.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please open an issue.

References

https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/releases/tag/v3.16.4

Severity

7.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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  "modified": "2023-01-24T23:29:09Z",
  "published": "2023-01-09T21:57:54Z",
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}

CVE-2023-22480 (GCVE-0-2023-22480)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-14 00:03 – Updated: 2025-03-10 21:30

Title

KubeOperator is vulnerable to unauthorized access to system API

Summary

KubeOperator is an open source Kubernetes distribution focused on helping enterprises plan, deploy and operate production-level K8s clusters. In KubeOperator versions 3.16.3 and below, API interfaces with unauthorized entities and can leak sensitive information. This vulnerability could be used to take over the cluster under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 3.16.4.

Severity

7.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-03-10 20:59 UTC

CWE

CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/secu…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/comm…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/rele…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
KubeOperator	KubeOperator	Affected: <= 3.16.3

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Affected Version

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Workarounds

For more information

References

CVE-2023-22480 (GCVE-0-2023-22480)

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