CVE-2020-1704

openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator: /etc/passwd is given incorrect privileges

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the openshift/istio-kialia-rhel7-operator-container. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

Se encontró una vulnerabilidad de modificación no segura en el archivo /etc/passwd en OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) todas las versiones anteriores a 1.0.8 en el openshift/istio-kialia-rhel7-operator-container. Un atacante con acceso al contenedor podría utilizar este fallo para modificar el archivo /etc/passwd y escalar sus privilegios.

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-11-27 CVE Reserved
2020-02-17 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1704	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1704	2020-06-02
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1793305	2020-06-02
https://access.redhat.com/articles/4859371	2020-06-02

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openshift Service Mesh Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Service Mesh"				< 1.0.8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Service Mesh" and version " < 1.0.8"		-		Affected