What is CVE-2019-11243?

CVE-2019-11243 is a low-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, classified under Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2019-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2019-11243?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 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: 0.002 (45.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Kubernetes — versions v1.12, v1.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-271 — Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors

Public proof-of-concept exploits

pu1et/doky

References

github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/76797 (x_refsource_MISC)
108053 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190509-0002/ (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11243?: CVE-2019-11243 is a low-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, classified under Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2019-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-11243?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 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.