CVE-2022-45157 Exposure of vSphere's CPI and CSI credentials in Rancher
Attackers can read plaintext vSphere credentials stored in Rancher objects, compromising cloud infrastructure access for users deploying vSphere clusters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-45157?
CVE-2022-45157 is a high-severity vulnerability in SUSE rancher, published on 13 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in the way that Rancher stores vSphere's CPI (Cloud Provider Interface) and CSI (Container Storage Interface) credentials used to deploy clusters through the vSphere cloud provider. This issue leads to the vSphere CPI and CSI passwords being stored in a plaintext object inside Rancher. This vulnerability is only applicable to users that deploy clusters in vSphere environments.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45157?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/rancher/rancher.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | All versions | None |
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | From 2.7.0 | 2.8.9 |
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | From 2.7.0 | 2.8.9 |
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.3 |
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.3 |
How do I fix CVE-2022-45157?
Upgrade github.com/rancher/rancher to a fixed version for your release line: 2.8.9 or 2.9.3.
Is CVE-2022-45157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xj7w-r753-vj8v, GO-2024-3223.