8.2

CVE-2022-3172: Kubernetes - API server - Aggregated API server can cause clients to be redirected (SSRF)

Modified
AliasesRHBA-2022:7200UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3172DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3172
Published 03-11-2023Last modified 13-02-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-3172 is a high (CVSS 8.2) Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in kubernetes apiserver. EPSS estimates a 2.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2022:7398RHSA-2023:1655

Timeline

  1. 03-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A security issue was discovered in kube-apiserver that allows an aggregated API server to redirect client traffic to any URL. This could lead to the client performing unexpected actions as well as forwarding the client's API server credentials to third parties.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.46% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, administrative account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Kubernetes2 products
  • apiserver≤ 1.21.14 | ≥ 1.22.0, < 1.22.14 | ≥ 1.23.0, < 1.23.11 | ≥ 1.24.0, < 1.24.5 | 1.25.0
  • kube-apiserverv1.25.0 | ≥ v1.24.0, ≤ v1.24.4 | ≥ v1.23.0, ≤ v1.23.10 | ≥ v1.22.0, ≤ v1.22.13 | ≤ v1.21.14
Redhat2 products
  • openshift< 0:4.11.0-202210122157.p0.g5157800.assembly.stream.el8
  • openshift-hyperkube< 0:4.11.0-202210122157.p0.g5157800.assembly.stream.el8
Debian1 product
  • kubernetes< 1.20.5+really1.20.2-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • kubernetesAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 6 products

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