CVE-2022-3172 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the Kubernetes API server, specifically allowing an aggregated API server to redirect client traffic to arbitrary URLs. This could lead to clients performing unintended actions and potentially exposing their API server credentials to third parties. The attack has a CVSS score of 8.2 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high confidentiality impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.21.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:apiserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.22.0, < 1.22.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:apiserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.23.0, < 1.23.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:apiserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.24.0, < 1.24.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:apiserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.25.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:apiserver:1.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
kube-apiserver: Aggregated API server can cause clients to be redirected (SSRF)
Sep 16, 2022Aggregated API server can cause clients to be redirected (SSRF)
Aggregated API server can cause clients to be redirected (SSRF)
Aggregated API server can cause clients to be redirected (SSRF)
Aggregated API server can cause clients to be redirected (SSRF)