CVE-2021-3495

Description

An incorrect access control flaw was found in the kiali-operator in versions before 1.33.0 and before 1.24.7. This flaw allows an attacker with a basic level of access to the cluster (to deploy a kiali operand) to use this vulnerability and deploy a given image to anywhere in the cluster, potentially gaining access to privileged service account tokens. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Vendor Advisory kiali.io
Affected: n/a kiali/kiali-operator
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947361 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://kiali.io/news/security-bulletins/kiali-security-003/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3495?
CVE-2021-3495 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-3495?
To fix CVE-2021-3495, 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-2021-3495 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-3495 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-3495?
CVE-2021-3495 affects n/a kiali/kiali-operator.
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