CVE-2018-5256

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 18, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTectonic

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

CoreOS Tectonic 1.7.x before 1.7.9-tectonic.4 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4-tectonic.3 mounts a direct proxy to the kubernetes cluster at /api/kubernetes/ which is accessible without authentication to Tectonic and allows an attacker to directly connect to the kubernetes API server. Unauthenticated users are able to list all Namespaces through the Console, resulting in an information disclosure. Tectonic's exposure of an unauthenticated API endpoint containing information regarding the internal state of the cluster can provide an attacker with information that may assist in other attacks against the cluster. For example, an attacker may not have the permissions required to list all namespaces in the cluster but can instead leverage this vulnerability to enumerate the namespaces and then begin to check each namespace for weak authorization policies that may allow further escalation of privileges.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.7.1-tectonic.1 ≤ v < 1.7.9-tectonic.41.8.4-tectonic.1 ≤ v < 1.8.4-tectonic.3
Affected range stops below 1.7.9-tectonic.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.8.4-tectonic.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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