CVE-2016-1905 Access Restriction Bypass in kubernetes

What is CVE-2016-1905?

CVE-2016-1905 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Kubernetes Kubernetes, published on 3 Feb 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The API server in Kubernetes does not properly check admission control, which allows remote authenticated users to access additional resources via a crafted patched object.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1905?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes. It affects 1 product.

Products include Kubernetes Kubernetes.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1905?

Upgrade github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes to 1.2.0-alpha.6 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2016-1905 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1905 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Kubernetes Kubernetes

• CVE-2018-1002105 Privilege Escalation in Kubernetes Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-1000056 Kubernetes Privilege Escalation Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-1906 Authorization bypass in Openshift Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-3676 Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization leads to privilege escalation High 8.8
• CVE-2023-3955 Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization leads to privilege escalation High 8.8

All Kubernetes Kubernetes vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-xx8c-m748-xr4j, GO-2022-0893, MINI-3g6g-9q63-fr5q, MINI-3jxj-m8gc-3hh5, MINI-4q7g-6mcj-x68c, MINI-4whp-8wx7-qrjj and 8 more.