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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in github.com/helm/helm

CVE-2019-25210

  • github.com/helm/helm
  • helm.sh/helm
  • helm.sh/helm/v3
High
9.1/10

Summary

An Information Disclosure vulnerability was discovered in Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Helm. It displays values of secrets when the "--dry-run" flag is used. This is a security concern in some use cases, such as a "--dry-run" call by a CI/CD tool. This vulnerability affects github.com/helm/helm package versions from 3.0.0-alpha.1. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this behavior was introduced intentionally, and cannot be removed without breaking backwards compatibility (some users may be relying on these values).

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published