CVE-2015-5305
Directory Traversal in Kubernetes
Directory traversal vulnerability in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0, allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted object type name, which is not properly handled before passing it to etcd.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.4
Directory traversal vulnerability in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0, allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted object type name, which is not properly handled before passing it to etcd.
- Record
CVE-2015-5305- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0, allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted object type name, which is not properly handled before passing it to etcd.
- Record
CVE-2015-5305- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1078 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0, allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted object type name, which is not properly handled before passing it to etcd.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1078- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5
6.5
Directory Traversal in Kubernetes
Directory traversal vulnerability in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0, allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted object type name, which is not properly handled before passing it to etcd.
- Record
GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5
6.5
Directory Traversal in Kubernetes
Directory traversal vulnerability in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0, allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted object type name, which is not properly handled before passing it to etcd.
- Record
GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-0701 No score
Directory traversal in k8s.io/kubernetes
Crafted object type names can cause directory traversal in Kubernetes.
Object names are not validated before being passed to etcd. This allows attackers to write arbitrary files via a crafted object name, hence causing directory traversal vulnerability in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0.
- Record
GO-2022-0701- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/kubernetes/kubernetesGo |
before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 |
k8s.io/kubernetesGo |
before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 |
openshiftRed Hat:openshift:3.0::el7 |
before 0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose | 0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose |
openshift-clientsRed Hat:openshift:3.0::el7 |
before 0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose | 0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose |
openshift-masterRed Hat:openshift:3.0::el7 |
before 0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose | 0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose |
openshift-nodeRed Hat:openshift:3.0::el7 |
before 0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose | 0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose |
openshift-sdn-ovsRed Hat:openshift:3.0::el7 |
before 0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose | 0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose |
tuned-profiles-openshift-nodeRed Hat:openshift:3.0::el7 |
before 0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose | 0:3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5305 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Redhat Openshift, published November 6, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes 1.1.1.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273969
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1945
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5305
github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/68f2add9bd5d43b9da1424d87d88f83d120e17d0
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-5305
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5305
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github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/16381
github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/37f730f68c7f06e060f90714439bfb0dbb2df5e7
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0701
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5
github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_1945.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5305