// For flags

CVE-2025-24513

ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability

Severity Score

4.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.

*Credits: Nir Ohfeld, Ronen Shustin
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-01-23 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-03-24 CVE Published
  • 2025-03-25 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-27 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-126: Path Traversal
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Kubernetes
Search vendor "Kubernetes"
 Ingress-nginx
Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Ingress-nginx"
 <= 1.11.4
Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Ingress-nginx" and version " <= 1.11.4"
en
Affected
Kubernetes
Search vendor "Kubernetes"
 Ingress-nginx
Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Ingress-nginx"
 1.12.0
Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Ingress-nginx" and version "1.12.0"
en
Affected