Rancher vSphere CPI and CSI Credential Storage Vulnerability
CVE-2022-45157 Published on November 13, 2024
Exposure of vSphere's CPI and CSI credentials in Rancher
A vulnerability has been identified in the way that Rancher stores vSphere's CPI (Cloud Provider Interface) and CSI (Container Storage Interface) credentials used to deploy clusters through the vSphere cloud provider. This issue leads to the vSphere CPI and CSI passwords being stored in a plaintext object inside Rancher. This vulnerability is only applicable to users that deploy clusters in vSphere environments.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-45157 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Insufficiently Protected Credentials
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-45157
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Affected Versions
SUSE rancher:- Version 2.9.0 and below 2.9.3 is affected.
- Version 2.7.0 and below 2.8.9 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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