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CVE-2022-45157

Exposure of vSphere's CPI and CSI credentials in Rancher

Severity Score

8.5
*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability has been identified in the way that Rancher stores vSphere's CPI (Cloud Provider Interface) and CSI (Container Storage Interface) credentials used to deploy clusters through the vSphere cloud provider. This issue leads to the vSphere CPI and CSI passwords being stored in a plaintext object inside Rancher. This vulnerability is only applicable to users that deploy clusters in vSphere environments.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
High
High
Integrity
Low
Low
Availability
Low
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-11-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-11-13 CVE Published
  • 2024-11-13 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-14 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
SUSE
Search vendor "SUSE"
 Rancher
Search vendor "SUSE" for product "Rancher"
 >= 2.9.0 < 2.9.3
Search vendor "SUSE" for product "Rancher" and version " >= 2.9.0 < 2.9.3"
en
Affected
SUSE
Search vendor "SUSE"
 Rancher
Search vendor "SUSE" for product "Rancher"
 >= 2.7.0 < 2.8.9
Search vendor "SUSE" for product "Rancher" and version " >= 2.7.0 < 2.8.9"
en
Affected