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GHSA-wvmp-6r4v-j6cv
github.com/kumahq/kuma/v2github.com/kumahq/kuma/v2github.com/kumahq/kuma/v2When kuma-dp is started against an HTTPS control plane and the operator did not pass a CA certificate, the data plane connects with TLS peer verification disabled. The dataplane authentication token is sent over this unverified connection
Impact
An on-path attacker can intercept the dataplane authentication token and impersonate the control plane to the data plane, allowing them to inject a forged bootstrap configuration and take over the proxy
Affected configurations
- Universal mode
kuma-dpstarted against an HTTPS control plane without--ca-cert-file(orKUMA_CONTROL_PLANE_CA_CERTunset)
Not affected
- Kubernetes installs done through the standard installers (
kumactl install control-planeor the official Helm chart). In both cases the control plane's mutating admission webhook injectsKUMA_CONTROL_PLANE_CA_CERTinto every sidecar at pod admission, so eachkuma-dpstarts with the CA already configured
Workarounds
Set --ca-cert-file (or KUMA_CONTROL_PLANE_CA_CERT) on every Universal mode data plane and point it at the control plane's serving CA. Alternatively, terminate the control plane behind a publicly trusted certificate; the patched releases will verify successfully against the operating system trust store with no further configuration
Resources
- Fix: https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pull/16777
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The vulnerability can be exploited over a local network, such as Wi-Fi. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.
Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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