QID 375763

Date Published: 2021-10-11

QID 375763: Helm Chart Repository Vulnerability

Helm is the first application package manager running atop Kubernetes. It allows describing the application structure through convenient helm-charts and managing it with simple commands

Affected Versions:
Prior to 3.6.1

QID Detection Logic(Authenticated):
This QID checks for the vulnerable versions of Helm.

A successful exploitation could lead to elevation of privilege vulnerability.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.6 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Microsoft advisory for Helm 3.6.1 for more details.Workaround:
    If you use a username and password for a Helm repository you can audit the Helm repository in order to check for another domain being used that could have received the credentials in the index. YAML file for that repository, look for another domain in the URLs list for the chart versions. If there is another domain found and that chart version was pulled or installed the credentials would have been passed on.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 375763

    CVE-2021-32690 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    Helm-3.6.1 URL Logo github.com/helm/helm/releases/tag/v3.6.1
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