Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/35718?format=api
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If that user can view kube-apiserver logs when the log level is set to 10, they can view the redirected responses and headers in the logs.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2020-8561" }, { "alias": "GHSA-74j8-88mm-7496" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/926507?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/kubernetes@1.20.5%2Breally1.20.2-1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-42kp-8t9h-dfat" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/kubernetes@1.20.5%252Breally1.20.2-1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/926505?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/kubernetes@1.20.5%2Breally1.20.2-1.1%2Bdeb12u1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/kubernetes@1.20.5%252Breally1.20.2-1.1%252Bdeb12u1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/926509?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/kubernetes@1.32.3%2Bds-2?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/kubernetes@1.32.3%252Bds-2%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/926508?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/kubernetes@1.33.4%2Bds-1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/kubernetes@1.33.4%252Bds-1%3Fdistro=trixie" } ], "affected_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/370972?format=api", "purl": "pkg:alpm/archlinux/kube-apiserver@1.23.0-1", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-kgvu-q3dc-8khe" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:alpm/archlinux/kube-apiserver@1.23.0-1" 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"https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/RV2IhwcrQsY" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8561", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "4.1", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8561" }, { "reference_url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211014-0002", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "4.1", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211014-0002" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2000366", "reference_id": "2000366", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2000366" }, { "reference_url": "https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2394", "reference_id": "AVG-2394", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "Medium", "scoring_system": "archlinux", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2394" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 441, "name": "Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy')", "description": "The product receives a request, message, or directive from an upstream component, but the product does not sufficiently preserve the original source of the request before forwarding the request to an external actor that is outside of the product's control sphere. This causes the product to appear to be the source of the request, leading it to act as a proxy or other intermediary between the upstream component and the external actor." }, { "cwe_id": 610, "name": "Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere", "description": "The product uses an externally controlled name or reference that resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere." }, { "cwe_id": 601, "name": "URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')", "description": "A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "4.0 - 6.9", "exploitability": "0.5", "weighted_severity": "6.2", "risk_score": 3.1, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-kgvu-q3dc-8khe" }