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Status published
Medium
CVE-2018-1002104
Versions < 1.5 of the Kubernetes ingress default backend, which...
Vulnerability Description
Versions < 1.5 of the Kubernetes ingress default backend, which handles invalid ingress traffic, exposed prometheus metrics publicly.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Alexandre Malucelli
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Affected Vendor
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k8s.gcr.io/defaultbackend
Vulnerable Versions:
defaultbackend
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 14th, 2020
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.