CVE-2023-29018 HIGH

CVE-2023-29018: OpenFeature Operator vulnerable to Cluster-level Privilege Escalation

Vendor Open-Feature
Product open-feature-operator
Weakness CWE-269
Published April 14, 2023
Last update February 6, 2025

CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The OpenFeature Operator allows users to expose feature flags to applications. Assuming the pre-existence of a vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution, an attacker could leverage the lax permissions configured on `open-feature-operator-controller-manager` to escalate the privileges of any SA in the cluster. The increased privileges could be used to modify cluster state, leading to DoS, or read sensitive data, including secrets. Version 0.2.32 mitigates this issue by restricting the resources the `open-feature-operator-controller-manager` can modify.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 14, 2023 CVE published
February 6, 2025 Record updated