CVE-2020-15187

Duplicate plugin entries in Helm

State
Published
Severity
3.0 Low
Published
Sep 17, 2020
Updated
May 29, 2025
Reserved
Jun 25, 2020

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Description

In Helm before versions 2.16.11 and 3.3.2, a Helm plugin can contain duplicates of the same entry, with the last one always used. If a plugin is compromised, this lowers the level of access that an attacker needs to modify a plugin's install hooks, causing a local execution attack. To perform this attack, an attacker must have write access to the git repository or plugin archive (.tgz) while being downloaded (which can occur during a MITM attack on a non-SSL connection). This issue has been patched in Helm 2.16.11 and Helm 3.3.2. As a possible workaround make sure to install plugins using a secure connection protocol like SSL.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.13.0 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-694 Use of Multiple Resources with Duplicate Identifier
  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
helmhelm
  • >= 2.0.0, < 2.16.11Affected
  • >= 3.0.0, < 3.3.2Affected

References

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