CVE-2018-18264 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication to read cluster secrets using the Dashboard's Service Account, exposing sensitive data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-18264?

CVE-2018-18264 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Kubernetes Dashboard before 1.10.1 allows attackers to bypass authentication and use Dashboard's Service Account for reading secrets within the cluster.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18264?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kubernetes Dashboard.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18264?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18264 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2018-18264 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-18264 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7mh5-fh6p-8pw2.

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