CVE-2023-22649 Rancher 'Audit Log' leaks sensitive information
Attackers can access sensitive data leaked into audit logs when the opt-in audit logging feature is enabled with specific levels.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-22649?
CVE-2023-22649 is a high-severity vulnerability in SUSE rancher, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified which may lead to sensitive data being leaked into Rancher's audit logs. [Rancher Audit Logging](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/enable-api-audit-log) is an opt-in feature, only deployments that have it enabled and have [AUDIT_LEVEL](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/enable-api-audit-log#audit-log-levels) set to `1 or above` are impacted by this issue.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22649?
7 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/rancher/rancher. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | All versions | None |
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | From 2.6.0 | 2.6.14 |
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | From 2.6.0 | 2.6.14 |
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | From 2.7.0 | 2.7.10 |
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | From 2.7.0 | 2.7.10 |
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | From 2.8.0 | 2.8.2 |
1 more packages
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | From 2.8.0 | 2.8.2 |
Products include Suse Rancher.
How do I fix CVE-2023-22649?
Upgrade github.com/rancher/rancher to a fixed version for your release line: 2.6.14, 2.7.10 or 2.8.2.
Is CVE-2023-22649 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-22649 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in SUSE rancher
- CVE-2023-22647 Rancher vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via manipulation of Secrets
- CVE-2023-22651 Rancher Webhook is misconfigured during upgrade process
- CVE-2022-43757 Rancher: Exposure of sensitive fields
- CVE-2021-36782 Rancher: Plaintext storage and exposure of credentials in Rancher API and cluster.management.cattle.io object
- CVE-2021-36783 Rancher: Failure to properly sanitize credentials in cluster template answers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xfj7-qf8w-2gcr, GO-2024-2537.