Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-8559
The Kubernetes kube-apiserver in versions v1.6-v1.15, and versions prior to v1.16.13, v1.17.9 and v1.18.6 are vulnerable to an unvalidated redirect on proxied upgrade requests that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges from a node compromise to a full cluster compromise.
Vulnerability category: Open redirect
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-8559
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.33%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 67 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-8559
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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6.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
6.8
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6.4
|
[email protected] |
6.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.5
|
5.9
|
[email protected] |
6.8
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.9
|
5.9
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-8559
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A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks.Assigned by:
- [email protected] (Secondary)
- [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-8559
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https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/92914
Exploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://groups.google.com/d/msg/kubernetes-security-announce/JAIGG5yNROs/19nHQ5wkBwAJ
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200810-0004/
Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2020-8559
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*