CVE-2020-8554
Unverified Ownership in Kubernetes
5.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 24.8%
Description
Kubernetes API server in all versions allow an attacker who is able to create a ClusterIP service and set the spec.externalIPs field, to intercept traffic to that IP address. Additionally, an attacker who is able to patch the status (which is considered a privileged operation and should not typically be granted to users) of a LoadBalancer service can set the status.loadBalancer.ingress.ip to similar effect.
How to fix CVE-2020-8554
To remediate CVE-2020-8554, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.31.4+ds-1 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2020-8554 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 24.8%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.31.4+ds-1
- from 0, <= 1.22.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |