CVE-2019-11251 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-11251: kubectl cp allows symlink directory traversal

Vendor Kubernetes
Product Kubernetes
Weakness CWE-61
Published February 3, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Kubernetes kubectl cp command in versions 1.1-1.12, and versions prior to 1.13.11, 1.14.7, and 1.15.4 allows a combination of two symlinks provided by tar output of a malicious container to place a file outside of the destination directory specified in the kubectl cp invocation. This could be used to allow an attacker to place a nefarious file using a symlink, outside of the destination tree.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 3, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated

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