CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-1706

It has been found that in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and openshift-enterprise versions 4.1 up to, including 4.3, multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running container can exploit this to modify /etc/passwd to add a user and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/apb-tools-container.

4.4 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1706 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-03-09 04:15

Updated : 2023-02-12 11:40

NVD link : CVE-2020-1706

Mitre link : CVE-2020-1706

Products Affected

Openshift Container Platform

Redhat

CWE
CWE-732