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CVE-2020-15186: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

May 24, 2021 (updated November 19, 2021)

In Helm before versions 2.16.11 and 3.3.2 plugin names are not sanitized properly. As a result, a malicious plugin author could use characters in a plugin name that would result in unexpected behavior, such as duplicating the name of another plugin or spoofing the output to helm --help. This issue has been patched in Helm 3.3.2. A possible workaround is to not install untrusted Helm plugins. Examine the name field in the plugin.yaml file for a plugin, looking for characters outside of the [a-zA-Z0-9._-] range.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33
  • github.com/helm/helm/commit/809e2d999e2c33e20e77f6bff30652d79c287542
  • github.com/helm/helm/commit/c8d6b01d72c9604e43ee70d0d78fadd54c2d8499
  • github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15186

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.0.0 before 3.3.2

Fixed versions

  • 3.3.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.3.2 or above.

Impact 2.7 LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Source file

go/helm.sh/helm/v3/CVE-2020-15186.yml

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