Kubean CVE-2024-41820
MEDIUMSeverity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Primary rating from Vendor (github) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: github
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Kubean is a cluster lifecycle management toolchain based on kubespray and other cluster LCM engine. The ClusterRole has * verbs of * resources. If a malicious user can access the worker node which has kubean's deployment, he/she can abuse these excessive permissions to do whatever he/she likes to the whole cluster, resulting in a cluster-level privilege escalation. This issue has been addressed in release version 0.18.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
AnalysisAI
Kubean is a cluster lifecycle management toolchain based on kubespray and other cluster LCM engine. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Permission Assignment (CWE-732), which allows attackers to access resources due to misconfigured permissions. Kubean is a cluster lifecycle management toolchain based on kubespray and other cluster LCM engine. The ClusterRole has * verbs of * resources. If a malicious user can access the worker node which has kubean's deployment, he/she can abuse these excessive permissions to do whatever he/she likes to the whole cluster, resulting in a cluster-level privilege escalation. This issue has been addressed in release version 0.18.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Version information: version 0.18.0..
Affected ProductsAI
See vendor advisory for affected versions.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Review and restrict file/resource permissions, apply principle of least privilege.
Same technique Privilege Escalation
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