CVE-2020-8554 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-8554 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 21/01/2021 | CVE Updated: 17/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: kubernetes | Vendor: Kubernetes | Product: Kubernetes
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-8554 Description

Kubernetes API server in all versions allow an attacker who is able to create a ClusterIP service and set the spec.externalIPs field, to intercept traffic to that IP address. Additionally, an attacker who is able to patch the status (which is considered a privileged operation and should not typically be granted to users) of a LoadBalancer service can set the status.loadBalancer.ingress.ip to similar effect.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 6.3 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* LOW
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* LOW

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-283
CWE Name: CWE-283 Unverified Ownership
Source: Kubernetes

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).