Low severity · published Sep 17, 2020
CVE-2020-15184
In Helm before versions 2.16.11 and 3.3.2 there is a bug in which the `alias` field on a `Chart.yaml` is not properly sanitized
2.7
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Helm before versions 2.16.11 and 3.3.2 there is a bug in which the `alias` field on a `Chart.yaml` is not properly sanitized. This could lead to the injection of unwanted information into a chart. This issue has been patched in Helm 3.3.2 and 2.16.11. A possible workaround is to manually review the `dependencies` field of any untrusted chart, verifying that the `alias` field is either not used, or (if used) does not contain newlines or path characters.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HE
Helm · Helm
2.0.0 before 2.16.11; 3.0.0 before 3.3.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15184
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15184
Patch
https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/e7c281564d8306e1dcf8023d97f972449ad74850
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-9vp5-m38w-j776
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