CVE-2019-10223

Public Exploit

Description

A security issue was discovered in the kube-state-metrics versions v1.7.0 and v1.7.1. An experimental feature was added to the v1.7.0 release that enabled annotations to be exposed as metrics. By default, the kube-state-metrics metrics only expose metadata about Secrets. However, a combination of the default `kubectl` behavior and this new feature can cause the entire secret content to end up in metric labels thus inadvertently exposing the secret content in metrics. This feature has been reverted and released as the v1.7.2 release. If you are running the v1.7.0 or v1.7.1 release, please upgrade to the v1.7.2 release as soon as possible.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.16% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat kube-state-metrics
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/15/8 mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10223 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/releases/tag/v1.7.2
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/09/1 mailing list third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-10223?
CVE-2019-10223 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-10223?
To fix CVE-2019-10223, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-10223 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-10223 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-10223?
CVE-2019-10223 affects Red Hat kube-state-metrics.
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