CVE-2023-29018CWE-269

OpenFeature Operator vulnerable to Cluster-level Privilege Escalation

High · published April 14, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
50.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The OpenFeature Operator allows users to expose feature flags to applications. Assuming the pre-existence of a vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution, an attacker could leverage the lax permissions configured on `open-feature-operator-controller-manager` to escalate the privileges of any SA in the cluster. The increased privileges could be used to modify cluster state, leading to DoS, or read sensitive data, including secrets. Version 0.2.32 mitigates this issue by restricting the resources the `open-feature-operator-controller-manager` can modify.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00659 · 50.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2023-04-14T18:47Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 APR 18:47Z
    OpenFeature Operator vulnerable to Cluster-level Privilege Escalation
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