Advisory Details

April 22nd, 2024

Google cAdvisor REST API Improper Access Control Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE	5.3, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Google
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	cAdvisor
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Google cAdvisor. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the REST API endpoint, which listens on TCP port 8080 by default. The issue results from improper access control. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information about the currently running container instance.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Google has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://github.com/google/cadvisor/pull/3463/files
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2023-11-27 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2024-04-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Nitesh Surana (@_niteshsurana) of Trend Micro Research

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