CVE-2023-22480 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

KubeOperator is an open source Kubernetes distribution focused on helping enterprises plan, deploy and operate production-level K8s clusters. In KubeOperator versions 3.16.3 and below, API interfaces with unauthorized entities and can leak sensitive information. This vulnerability could be used to take over the cluster under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 3.16.4.

Published: 2023-01-14

Score: 7.3 High

EPSS: 75.6% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

KubeOperator

KubeOperator

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 3.16.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:fit2cloud:kubeoperator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-jxgp-jgh3-8jc8	KubeOperator allows unauthorized access to system API

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.75592.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/commit/7ef42bf1c16900d13e6376f8be5ecdbfdfb44aaf
https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/releases/tag/v3.16.4
https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/security/advisories/GHSA-jxgp-jgh3-8jc8

History

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Fit2cloud Kubeoperator

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2023-01-14T00:03:19.245Z

Updated: 2025-03-10T21:30:05.655Z

Reserved: 2022-12-29T17:41:28.088Z

Link: CVE-2023-22480

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:13:48.545Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-14T01:15:15.207

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:44:53.490

Link: CVE-2023-22480

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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