CVE-2022-39388 (GCVE-0-2022-39388)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-10 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:39
VLAI?
Title
Istio may allow identity impersonation if user has localhost access
Summary
Istio is an open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices. In versions on the 1.15.x branch prior to 1.15.3, a user can impersonate any workload identity within the service mesh if they have localhost access to the Istiod control plane. Version 1.15.3 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
Severity ?
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
istio istio Affected: >= 1.15.0-beta.0, < 1.15.3
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