# CVE-2024-52280: Users can issue watch commands for arbitrary resources

> Attackers with generic permissions can watch unauthorized resources, leading to sensitive information disclosure in Rancher.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 11 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j5hq-5jcr-xwx7, GO-2024-3281

## What is CVE-2024-52280?

CVE-2024-52280 is a high-severity vulnerability in SUSE rancher, published on 11 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in SUSE rancher  which allows users to watch resources they are not allowed to access, when they have at least some generic permissions on the type. 
This issue affects rancher: before 2175e09, before 6e30359, before c744f0b.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52280?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/rancher/steve.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/rancher/steve` | Go | All versions | 0.0.0-20241029132712-2175e090fe4b |
| `github.com/rancher/steve` | Go | All versions | 0.0.0-20241029132712-2175e090fe4b |
| `github.com/rancher/steve` | Go | All versions | 0.0.0-20241029132712-2175e090fe4b |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-52280?

Upgrade github.com/rancher/steve to 0.0.0-20241029132712-2175e090fe4b or later.

## Is CVE-2024-52280 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-52280 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-52280 is a high-severity vulnerability in SUSE rancher, published on 11 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/rancher/steve (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 0.0.0-20241029132712-2175e090fe4b
- github.com/rancher/steve (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 0.0.0-20241029132712-2175e090fe4b
- github.com/rancher/steve (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 0.0.0-20241029132712-2175e090fe4b

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52280/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52280/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52280
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52280
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52280

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52280/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.