CVE-2022-31247

Public Exploit
Rancher: Downstream cluster privilege escalation through cluster and project role template binding (CRTB/PRTB)

Description

An Improper Authorization vulnerability in SUSE Rancher, allows any user who has permissions to create/edit cluster role template bindings or project role template bindings (such as cluster-owner, manage cluster members, project-owner and manage project members) to gain owner permission in another project in the same cluster or in another project on a different downstream cluster. This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.6.7; Rancher versions prior to 2.5.16.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory suse.com
Affected: SUSE Rancher
Affected: SUSE Rancher
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199730 exploit vendor advisory mitigation issue tracking
https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-6x34-89p7-95wg mitigation third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-31247?
CVE-2022-31247 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-31247?
To fix CVE-2022-31247, 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-2022-31247 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-31247 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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-2022-31247?
CVE-2022-31247 affects SUSE Rancher, SUSE Rancher.
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