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Possible image tampering from missing image validation for Packages

High
phisco published GHSA-pj4x-2xr5-w87m Jul 27, 2023

Package

gomod github.com/crossplane/crossplane (Go)

Affected versions

< 1.11.5
< 1.12.3
< 1.13.0
<= 1.10.4

Patched versions

1.11.5
1.12.3
1.13.0

Description

Impact

Crossplanes image backend does not validate the byte contents of Crossplane packages. As such, Crossplane does not detect if an attacker has tampered with a Package.

Patches

The problem has been fixed in 1.11.5, 1.12.3 and 1.13.0, all the supported versions of Crossplane at the time of writing.

Workarounds

Only using images from trusted sources and keeping Package editing/creating privileges to administrators only, which should be both considered already best practices.

References

See ADA-XP-23-11 in the Security Audit's report.

Credits

This was reported as ADA-XP-23-11 by @AdamKorcz and @DavidKorczynski from Ada Logic and facilitated by OSTIF as part of the Security Audit sponsored by CNCF.

Severity

High
8.4
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE ID

CVE-2023-38495

Weaknesses

Credits