Vulnerability · Published Jun 4, 2020 · Assigned by kubernetes
CVE-2020-8555Kubernetes kube-controller-manager SSRF
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity server-side request forgery in Kubernetes from Kubernetes. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.7% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
The Kubernetes kube-controller-manager in versions v1.0-1.14, versions prior to v1.15.12, v1.16.9, v1.17.5, and version v1.18.0 are vulnerable to a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) that allows certain authorized users to leak up to 500 bytes of arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints within the master's host network (such as link-local or loopback services).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | k3s | 1.18.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8555 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | k3s | 1.18.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8555 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | k3s | 1.18.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8555 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | k3s | 1.18.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8555 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | k3s | 1.18.3.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8555 |
| Debian:12 | kubernetes | 1.18.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8555 |
| Debian:13 | kubernetes | 1.18.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8555 |
| Debian:14 | kubernetes | 1.18.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8555 |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | 1.16.9 | GHSA-x6mj-w4jf-jmgw |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | 1.18.1 | GHSA-x6mj-w4jf-jmgw |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | 1.17.4 | GHSA-x6mj-w4jf-jmgw |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | 1.15.12 | GHSA-x6mj-w4jf-jmgw |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | 1.15.12, 1.16.9, 1.17.4, 1.18.1 | GO-2022-0890 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | kubernetes | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8555 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | kubernetes | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8555 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | Kubernetes | 1.18.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.7 |
Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- [oss-security] 20200601 CVE-2020-8555: Kubernetes: Half-Blind SSRF in kube-controller-manager mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://groups.google.com/d/topic/kubernetes-security-announce/kEK27tqqs30/discussion mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/91542 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2020-aeea04cd13 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0005/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [oss-security] 20210504 [kubernetes] CVE-2020-8562: Bypass of Kubernetes API Server proxy TOCTOU mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST