CVE-2020-8561

Webhook redirect in kube-apiserver

Published Sep 20, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.1 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where actors that control the responses of MutatingWebhookConfiguration or ValidatingWebhookConfiguration requests are able to redirect kube-apiserver requests to private networks of the apiserver. If that user can view kube-apiserver logs when the log level is set to 10, they can view the redirected responses and headers in the logs.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-2002 A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where actors that control the responses of MutatingWebhookConfiguration or ValidatingWebhookConfiguration requests are able to redirect kube-apiserver requests to private networks of the apiserver. If that user can view kube-apiserver logs when the log level is set to 10, they can view the redirected responses and headers in the logs.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-74j8-88mm-7496 Confused Deputy in Kubernetes
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
kubernetes
Published
Updated
Jun 1, 2026, 9:45 PM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 20, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 15, 2021, 12:00 AM