CVE-2022-24878
Improper path handling in Kustomization files allows for denial of service
7.7
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.31%
Description
Flux is an open and extensible continuous delivery solution for Kubernetes. Path Traversal in the kustomize-controller via a malicious `kustomization.yaml` allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service at the controller level. Workarounds include automated tooling in the user's CI/CD pipeline to validate `kustomization.yaml` files conform with specific policies. This vulnerability is fixed in kustomize-controller v0.24.0 and included in flux2 v0.29.0. Users are recommended to upgrade.
How to fix CVE-2022-24878
To remediate CVE-2022-24878, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.29.0 or later
- —upgrade to 0.24.0 or later
- —upgrade to 0.29.0 or later
- —upgrade to 0.29.0 or later
- —upgrade to 0.24.0 or later
- —upgrade to 0.24.0 or later
Is CVE-2022-24878 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (6)
- from 0, < 0.29.0
- from 0, < 0.24.0
- >= 0.19.0, < 0.29.0
- >= 0.19.0, < 0.29.0
- >= 0.16.0, < 0.24.0
- >= 0.16.0, < 0.24.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |