CVE-2020-1706
CVSS V2 Medium 4.4
CVSS V3 High 7
Description
It has been found that in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and openshift-enterprise versions 4.1 up to, including 4.3, multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running container can exploit this to modify /etc/passwd to add a user and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/apb-tools-container.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-1706
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2020-03-09T16:15:12
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-12T23:40:31
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1706 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1706 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:39:56 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 12:13:04 | 2020-03-09T16:15Z | 2020-03-09T16:15:12 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 12:13:04 | 2022-11-08T02:23:48 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 12:13:04 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 22:10:30 | 2023-02-02T21:20:09 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 22:10:30 | Analyzed | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-02-02 22:10:30 | It has been found that in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and openshift-enterprise versions 4.1 up to, including 4.3, multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running container can exploit this to modify /etc/passwd to add a user and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/apb-tools-container. | An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/apb-tools. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-02 22:10:31 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-13 00:10:27 | 2023-02-12T23:40:31 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 00:10:27 | An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/apb-tools. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. | It has been found that in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and openshift-enterprise versions 4.1 up to, including 4.3, multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running container can exploit this to modify /etc/passwd to add a user and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/apb-tools-container. | Description | updated |