CVE-2022-23652

Privilege escalation using hop-by-hop Connection header

Published Feb 22, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
capsule-proxy is a reverse proxy for Capsule Operator which provides multi-tenancy in Kubernetes. In versions prior to 0.2.1 an attacker with a proper authentication mechanism may use a malicious `Connection` header to start a privilege escalation attack towards the Kubernetes API Server. This vulnerability allows for an exploit of the `cluster-admin` Role bound to `capsule-proxy`. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-0936 capsule-proxy is a reverse proxy for Capsule Operator which provides multi-tenancy in Kubernetes. In versions prior to 0.2.1 an attacker with a proper authentication mechanism may use a malicious `Connection` header to start a privilege escalation attack towards the Kubernetes API Server. This vulnerability allows for an exploit of the `cluster-admin` Role bound to `capsule-proxy`. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9cwv-cppx-mqjm Improper Authentication in Capsule Proxy
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 22, 2025, 6:21 PM
Reserved
Jan 19, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 22, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:30 AM