Kubernetes: Missing name validation allows path traversal in etcd
Published Nov 6, 2015
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.85%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0, allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted object type name, which is not properly handled before passing it to etcd.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0
openshift-0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1945
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0 | openshift-0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1945 |
github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.1.1k8s.io/kubernetes
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.1.1
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes | 0 | 1.1.1 |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | 0 | 1.1.1 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.85% (0.01847) | 78.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01797) | 75.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 54.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.72% (0.01716) | 71.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 55.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00100) | 43.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00100) | 41.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00100) | 39.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 35.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1945 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5305 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273969 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5 Advisory
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/37f730f68c7f06e060f90714439bfb0dbb2df5e7
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/68f2add9bd5d43b9da1424d87d88f83d120e17d0
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/16381
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5305
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0701
- https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-5305
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5305
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