Vulnerability in Kiali
CVE-2020-1764
A hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in the default configuration file was found in Kiali, all versions prior to 1.15.1. A remote attacker could abuse this flaw by creating their own JWT signed tokens and bypass Kiali authentication mechanisms, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (88.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kiali
- Red Hat Kiali — versions all Kiali versions prior to 1.15.1
- Red Hat Openshift Service Mesh — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- kiali.io/news/security-bulletins/kiali-security-001/ (Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1764?
- CVE-2020-1764 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kiali, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2020-03-26.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1764?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-1764 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.