NGINX Service Mesh Control Plane Vulnerability Exposes Endpoints
CVE-2022-27495

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
F5
Status
Nginx Service Mesh
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 May 2022

Summary

A significant vulnerability exists in NGINX Service Mesh where control plane endpoints are exposed to the cluster overlay network in all versions 1.3.x. This exposure may lead to unauthorized access and manipulation of the service mesh, potentially compromising the integrity of the applications and services managed within the cluster environment. Users are encouraged to upgrade to version 1.4.0 or later to mitigate this issue and secure their deployments.

Affected Version(s)

NGINX Service Mesh 1.3.x

NGINX Service Mesh 1.4.0 < 1.4.x*

References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K94093538
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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