CVE-2020-8553 affects Kubernetes ingress-nginx versions prior to 0.28.0, allowing an authenticated user with specific permissions to overwrite password files of other ingresses under certain conditions. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high complexity and high impact on confidentiality and integrity, but no impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.28.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:ingress-nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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