CVE-2023-5044 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Code injection via nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect annotation.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

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 0.06647.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Kubernetes	Ingress-nginx

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:ingress-nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-2727	Code injection via nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect annotation.
Github GHSA	GHSA-fp9f-44c2-cw27	Ingress-nginx code injection via nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect annotation

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/25/3
https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/issues/10572
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/ukuYYvRNel0
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0012/

History

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Code injection via nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect annotation.	Code injection via nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect annotation.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: kubernetes

Published: 2023-10-25T19:19:08.139Z

Updated: 2025-06-12T14:53:17.540Z

Reserved: 2023-09-18T13:11:51.554Z

Link: CVE-2023-5044

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:44:53.684Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-25T20:15:18.187

Modified: 2025-02-13T18:15:54.743

Link: CVE-2023-5044

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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