What is CVE-2020-1704?

CVE-2020-1704 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-1704?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Red Hat Openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator

CVE-2020-1704

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the openshift/istio-kialia-rhel7-operator-container. An attacker with access to the container could…

EPSS: 0.003 (19.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Red Hat Openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator — versions All maistra versions before 1.0.8
Redhat Openshift_service_mesh

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1704?: CVE-2020-1704 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-1704?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.