# CVE-2024-52282: Rancher Helm Applications may have sensitive values leaked

> Users with catalog access can read sensitive Helm application values, exposing secrets to unauthorized actors.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 11 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9c5p-35gj-jqp4, GO-2024-3280

## What is CVE-2024-52282?

CVE-2024-52282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SUSE rancher, published on 11 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in SUSE rancher allowing any users with GET
 access to the Rancher Manager Apps Catalog to read any sensitive information that are 
contained within the Apps’ values. Additionally, the same information 
leaks into auditing logs when the audit level is set to equal or above 
2.

This issue affects rancher: from 2.8.0 before 2.8.10, from 2.9.0 before 2.9.4.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52282?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/rancher/rancher` | Go | All versions | None |
| `github.com/rancher/rancher` | Go | From 2.8.0 | 2.8.10 |
| `github.com/rancher/rancher` | Go | From 2.8.0 | 2.8.10 |
| `github.com/rancher/rancher` | Go | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.4 |
| `github.com/rancher/rancher` | Go | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.4 |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-52282?

Upgrade github.com/rancher/rancher to a fixed version for your release line: 2.8.10 or 2.9.4.

## Is CVE-2024-52282 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-52282 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-52282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SUSE rancher, published on 11 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): affected all versions; no fix listed
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): affected from 2.8.0; fixed in 2.8.10
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): affected from 2.8.0; fixed in 2.8.10
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): affected from 2.9.0; fixed in 2.9.4
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): affected from 2.9.0; fixed in 2.9.4

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-2024-52282/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52282/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52282
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52282
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52282

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52282/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.
