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CVE-2015-5305 json

Directory Traversal in Kubernetes

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5 , GO-2022-0701 , EUVD-2022-1078

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, GitHub
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0, allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted object type name, which is not properly handled before passing it to etcd.

Patch / fix

  • go github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes 1.1.1
  • go k8s.io/kubernetes 1.1.1
  • openshift openshift 3.0 3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose
  • openshift-node openshift 3.0 3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose
  • openshift-master openshift 3.0 3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose
  • openshift-clients openshift 3.0 3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose
  • openshift-sdn-ovs openshift 3.0 3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose
  • tuned-profiles-openshift-node openshift 3.0 3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1945

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5305 updated cvss 4.0

Kubernetes: Missing name validation allows path traversal in etcd

  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0 openshift 3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose, openshift-node 3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose, openshift-master 3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose, openshift-clients 3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose, openshift-sdn-ovs 3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose, tuned-profiles-openshift-node 3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1945

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Exploit prediction

1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
<1.1.1
1.1.1
go k8s.io/kubernetes
<1.1.1
1.1.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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References

Sources

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