CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-16844

Published: Oct 01, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.8
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.8 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Ubuntu
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In Istio 1.5.0 though 1.5.8 and Istio 1.6.0 through 1.6.7, when users specify an AuthorizationPolicy resource with DENY actions using wildcard suffixes (e.g. *-some-suffix) for source principals or namespace fields, callers will never be denied access, bypassing the intended policy.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
IstioIstio1.5.0 (including)1.5.8 (including)
IstioIstio1.6.0 (including)1.6.7 (including)
OpenShift Service Mesh 1.1RedHatservicemesh-0:1.1.7-1.el8*

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