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Incorrect Authorization

CVE-2022-39388

Low
3.5/10

Summary

Istio is an open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices. In version 1.15.x prior to 1.15.2, a user can impersonate any workload identity within the service mesh if they have localhost access to the Istiod control plane. There are no known workarounds.

  • LOW
  • ADJACENT NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Authorization is a security mechanism performed by an application to grant or deny access to the requested resources by verifying the privileges of the user. When an application lacks effective authorization mechanisms, it enables unauthorized users to gain unintended privileges and illegitimate access to resources. Such a vulnerability may result in exposure of sensitive information, denial of service, arbitrary code execution, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published