What is CVE-2019-11243?

CVE-2019-11243 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, classified under Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2019-11243?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-11243 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Kubernetes

CVE-2019-11243

In Kubernetes v1.12.0-v1.12.4 and v1.13.0, the rest.AnonymousClientConfig() method returns a copy of the provided config, with credentials removed (bearer token, username/password, and client certificate/key data). In the affected versions…

EPSS: 0.015 (71.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kubernetes — versions 1.13.0, v1.13, v1.12
Netapp Trident

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

pu1et/doky

References

jordan@liggitt.net (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
jordan@liggitt.net (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
jordan@liggitt.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11243?: CVE-2019-11243 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, classified under Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-11243?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-11243 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.