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Confused Deputy in Kubernetes

Low severity GitHub Reviewed Published Sep 21, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

gomod k8s.io/kubernetes (Go)

Affected versions

<= 1.22.2

Patched versions

None

Description

A security issue was discovered with Kubernetes that could enable users to send network traffic to locations they would otherwise not have access to via a confused deputy attack.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 20, 2021
Reviewed Sep 21, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 21, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Low
3.1
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVE ID

CVE-2021-25740

GHSA ID

GHSA-vw47-mr44-3jf9

Source code

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