GHSA-x6mj-w4jf-jmgw

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    GHSA-x6mj-w4jf-jmgw

    Published: 15 Feb 2022Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Kubernetes

    Details: 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).

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8555, https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/91542, https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/89794, https://groups.google.com/d/topic/kubernetes-security-announce/kEK27tqqs30/discussion, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0005, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/01/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/8

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: k8s.io/kubernetes

    Purl: pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 1.18.0
    Fixed -1.18.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High