CVE-2022-3172

Kubernetes - API server - Aggregated API server can cause clients to be redirected (SSRF)

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: November 3, 2023 at 06:11 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:59 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorApiserverKubernetes

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

A security issue was discovered in kube-apiserver that allows an aggregated API server to redirect client traffic to any URL. This could lead to the client performing unexpected actions as well as forwarding the client's API server credentials to third parties.

Affected

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

v ≤ 1.21.14v ≤ v1.21.141.22.0 ≤ v < 1.22.141.23.0 ≤ v < 1.23.111.24.0 ≤ v < 1.24.5v1.22.0 ≤ v ≤ v1.22.13v1.23.0 ≤ v ≤ v1.23.10v1.24.0 ≤ v ≤ v1.24.41.22.01.23.01.24.01.25.0
Affected range stops below 1.22.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.23.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.24.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in v1.22.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in v1.23.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in v1.24.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in v1.25.1 (unaffected)

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
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-918

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