CVE-2020-8564 (GCVE-0-2020-8564)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-07 22:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:32
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Title
Docker config secrets leaked when file is malformed and loglevel >= 4
Summary
In Kubernetes clusters using a logging level of at least 4, processing a malformed docker config file will result in the contents of the docker config file being leaked, which can include pull secrets or other registry credentials. This affects < v1.19.3, < v1.18.10, < v1.17.13.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Kubernetes Kubernetes Affected: < 1.19.3
Affected: < 1.18.10
Affected: < 1.17.13
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Date Public
2020-10-15 00:00
Credits
Nikolaos Moraitis (Red Hat)
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