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CVE-2023-32191

rke's credentials are stored in the RKE1 Cluster state ConfigMap

Published: Oct 16, 2024Updated: Oct 16, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-922
9.9CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 53.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

When RKE provisions a cluster, it stores the cluster state in a configmap called `full-cluster-state` inside the `kube-system` namespace of the cluster itself. The information available in there allows non-admin users to escalate to admin.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-922

Affected Products

Rancher Labs
commercialaka rke2, rke, rancher
RancherMixed
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE)Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
SUSE
commercial·DE
rkeOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Go
package-ecosystem
github.com/rancher/rke
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32191
bugzilla.suse.com
https://github.com/rancher/rke/security/advisories/GHSA-6gr4-52w6-vmqx
github.com
https://github.com/rancher/rancher/releases
github.com
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