CVE-2020-8555 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-8555: Kubernetes kube-controller-manager SSRF

Vendor Kubernetes
Product Kubernetes
Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF
Published June 4, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Kubernetes kube-controller-manager in versions v1.0-1.14, versions prior to v1.15.12, v1.16.9, v1.17.5, and version v1.18.0 are vulnerable to a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) that allows certain authorized users to leak up to 500 bytes of arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints within the master's host network (such as link-local or loopback services).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 4, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated

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