CVE-2023-1943 : Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode.

Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode.

Published 2023-10-12 00:15:10

Updated 2023-10-18 14:55:17

Source Kubernetes

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Gain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2023-1943

Kubernetes » Operations
Versions before (<) 1.25.4
cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Kubernetes » Operations
Versions from including (>=) 1.26.0 and before (<) 1.26.2
cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.15%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 32 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
8.0	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.1	5.9	Kubernetes
Attack Vector: Adjacent Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
8.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Adjacent Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.

Assigned by: jordan@liggitt.net (Secondary)

https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/yrCE1x89oaU

[kOps Security Advisory] CVE-2023-1943: Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode
Mailing List
https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/issues/15539

CVE-2023-1943: Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode · Issue #15539 · kubernetes/kops · GitHub
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