CVE-2024-45054

Description

Hwameistor is an HA local storage system for cloud-native stateful workloads. This ClusterRole has * verbs of * resources. If a malicious user can access the worker node which has hwameistor's deployment, he/she can abuse these excessive permissions to do whatever he/she likes to the whole cluster, resulting in a cluster-level privilege escalation. This issue has been patched in version 0.14.6. All users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should update and limit the ClusterRole using security-role.

CVSS v3.1 Score

2.8

LOW

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-200 CWE-200

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
hwameistor	hwameistor	< 0.14.6

References

Advisories & Patches

https://github.com/hwameistor/hwameistor/commit/edf4cebed73cadd230bf97eab65c5311f2858450 https://github.com/hwameistor/hwameistor/security/advisories/GHSA-mgwr-h7mv-fh29

Other References

https://github.com/hwameistor/hwameistor/blob/main/helm/hwameistor/templates/clusterrole.yaml https://github.com/hwameistor/hwameistor/issues/1457 https://github.com/hwameistor/hwameistor/issues/1460

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-45054? +

Hwameistor is an HA local storage system for cloud-native stateful workloads. This ClusterRole has * verbs of * resources. If a malicious user can access the worker node which has hwameistor's deployment, he/she can abuse these excessive permissions to do whatever he/she likes to the whole cluster, resulting in a cluster-level privilege escalation. This issue has been patched in version 0.14.6. All users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should update and limit the ClusterRole using security-role. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 2.8 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2024-45054? +

CVE-2024-45054 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 2.8 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-45054? +

CVE-2024-45054 affects products from hwameistor, specifically: hwameistor. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-45054? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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