CVE-2023-37917: Privilege Escalation in kubepi

Published Jul 21, 2023
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Updated

Summary A normal user has permission to create/update users, they can become admin by editing the isadmin value in the request

PoC Change the value of the isadmin field in the request to true: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e8XJbIFIDXaFiL-dqn0a0b6u7o3CwqSG/preview

Impact Elevate user privileges

Other sources

KubePi is an opensource kubernetes management panel. A normal user has permission to create/update users, they can become admin by editing the isadmin value in the request. As a result any user may take administrative control of KubePi. This issue has been addressed in version 1.6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
FIT2CLOUD Kubepi<1.6.5
go/github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi<1.6.5
1.6.5

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade go/github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.6.5
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.6.5

Event History

Jul 21, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:13 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:13 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Advisory Published
08:18 PM
Data Sourced
09:15 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-37917?

CVE-2023-37917 is a vulnerability in KubePi, an opensource Kubernetes management panel, that allows a normal user to become an admin by editing the 'isadmin' value in the request.

2

How can a user exploit CVE-2023-37917?

A user can exploit CVE-2023-37917 by creating or updating users and changing the 'isadmin' value to gain administrative control of KubePi.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2023-37917?

CVE-2023-37917 has a severity rating of critical with a value of 9 out of 10.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-37917?

You can fix CVE-2023-37917 by updating KubePi to version 1.6.5, which addresses the vulnerability.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-37917?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-37917 in the following references: - [GitHub Security Advisory](https://github.com/1Panel-dev/KubePi/security/advisories/GHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r) - [Google Drive File](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e8XJbIFIDXaFiL-dqn0a0b6u7o3CwqSG/preview) - [KubePi Release Tag](https://github.com/1Panel-dev/KubePi/releases/tag/v1.6.5)

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