CVE-2020-8563 (GCVE-0-2020-8563)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-07 22:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:18
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Title
Secret leaks in logs for vSphere Provider kube-controller-manager
Summary
In Kubernetes clusters using VSphere as a cloud provider, with a logging level set to 4 or above, VSphere cloud credentials will be leaked in the cloud controller manager's log. This affects < v1.19.3.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Kubernetes Kubernetes Affected: < 1.19.3
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Date Public
2020-10-15 00:00
Credits
Kaizhe Huang (derek0405)
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