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Symlink Attack Affecting github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp package, versions <1.11.9 >=1.12.0 <1.12.7 >=1.13.0 <1.13.5

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature
    EPSS 0.07% (31st percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMKUBERNETESKUBERNETESPKGKUBECTLCMDCP-174090
  • published 2 Apr 2019
  • disclosed 6 Mar 2019
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 6 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-1002101 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-59 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp to version 1.11.9, 1.12.7, 1.13.5 or higher.

Overview

github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp is a Production-Grade Container Scheduling and Management.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the kubectl cp command. It could allow writing files to any path on the user’s machine when 'kubectl cp' is called, limited only by the system permissions of the local user.