CVE-2020-1704 Privilege escalation in openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator
An attacker with container access can modify /etc/passwd to escalate privileges in OpenShift Service Mesh.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1704?
CVE-2020-1704 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator, published on 17 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the openshift/istio-kialia-rhel7-operator-container. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1704?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Openshift Service Mesh.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1704?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1704 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1704 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1704 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q483-wcf8-3hjc.