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CVE-2021-3495

kiali/kiali-operator: can deploy specified image to any namespace

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

< 1%
*EPSS

Affected Versions

4
*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An incorrect access control flaw was found in the kiali-operator in versions before 1.33.0 and before 1.24.7. This flaw allows an attacker with a basic level of access to the cluster (to deploy a kiali operand) to use this vulnerability and deploy a given image to anywhere in the cluster, potentially gaining access to privileged service account tokens. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Se encontró un fallo de control de acceso incorrecto en kiali-operator en versiones anteriores a 1.33.0 y versiones anteriores a 1.24.7. este fallo permite a un atacante con un nivel básico de acceso al clúster (para implementar un operando kiali) usar esta vulnerabilidad e implementar una imagen determinada en cualquier lugar del clúster, potencialmente consiguiendo acceso a tokens de cuentas de servicio privilegiadas. La mayor amenaza de esta vulnerabilidad es la confidencialidad e integridad de los datos, así como la disponibilidad del sistema

An incorrect access control flaw was found in the kiali-operator. This flaw allows an attacker with a basic level of access to the cluster (to deploy a kiali operand) to use this vulnerability and deploy a given image to anywhere in the cluster, potentially gaining access to privileged service account tokens. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh is Red Hat's distribution of the Istio service mesh project, tailored for installation into an on-premise OpenShift Container Platform installation.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-04-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-05-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-281: Improper Preservation of Permissions
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions (4)