CVE-2023-5528 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-5528 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 14/11/2023 | CVE Updated: 06/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: kubernetes | Vendor: Kubernetes | Product: kubelet
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-5528 Description

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods and persistent volumes on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they are using an in-tree storage plugin for Windows nodes.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.2 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

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

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-20
CWE Name: CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Source: Kubernetes

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-ID: CAPEC-233
CAPEC Description: CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation


Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).