CVE-2023-32194 Rancher permissions on 'namespaces' in any API group grants 'edit' permissions on namespaces in 'core'
Attackers with specific namespace creation roles can escalate privileges to edit core namespaces, allowing unauthorized access and modification of cluster resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-32194?
CVE-2023-32194 is a high-severity vulnerability in SUSE rancher, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified when granting a create or * global role for a resource type of "namespaces"; no matter the API group, the subject will receive * permissions for core namespaces. This can lead to someone being capable of accessing, creating, updating, or deleting a namespace in the project.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32194?
7 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 2.6.0 | 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 |
How do I fix CVE-2023-32194?
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-2023-32194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c85r-fwc7-45vc, GO-2024-2535.