Permanent Redirect Vulnerability in Nginx Ingress
CVE-2023-5044

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Kubernetes
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 October 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 22%

Summary

A vulnerability exists within the NGINX Ingress Controller, allowing for code injection through the 'nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect' annotation. This flaw can be exploited by attackers to manipulate backend server responses, potentially leading to unauthorized access or arbitrary code execution. Users are encouraged to review their implementations and upgrade to mitigate these risks.

Affected Version(s)

ingress-nginx 0 < 1.9.0

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

References

EPSS Score

22% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jan-Otto Kröpke (Cloudeteer GmbH)
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