CVE-2020-1705 Privilege escalation in openshift/template-service-broker-operator
An attacker with container access can modify /etc/passwd to escalate privileges in the OpenShift template service broker operator.
- 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-2020-1705?
CVE-2020-1705 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat openshift/template-service-broker-operator, published on 19 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in openshift/template-service-broker-operator in all 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/template-service-broker-operator. 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-2020-1705?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Template Service Broker Operator.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1705?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1705 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1705 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1705 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmc9-6mcv-32wv.