CVE-2020-1762
Insufficient Session Expiration in Kiali
CVE-2020-1762 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in [kiali] Kiali, published April 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in github.com/kiali/kiali 1.15.1.
- Severity
- 7.0 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 1.15%EPSS, 67th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
1.15.1github.com/kiali/kiali +2 more
Description
An insufficient JWT validation vulnerability was found in Kiali versions 0.4.0 to 1.15.0 and was fixed in Kiali version 1.15.1, wherein a remote attacker could abuse this flaw by stealing a valid JWT cookie and using that to spoof a user session, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/kiali/kialiGo | 0.4.0 up to 1.15.1 | 1.15.1 |
jaegerRed Hat:service_mesh:1.0::el7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs | before 0:v1.13.1.redhat6-1.el7 | 0:v1.13.1.redhat6-1.el7 |
kialiRed Hat:service_mesh:1.0::el7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs | before 0:v1.0.10.redhat1-1.el7 | 0:v1.0.10.redhat1-1.el7 |
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An insufficient JWT validation vulnerability was found in Kiali versions 0.4.0 to 1.15.0 and was fixed in Kiali version 1.15.1, wherein a remote attacker could abuse this flaw by stealing a valid JWT cookie and using that to spoof a user session, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.
- Record
CVE-2020-1762- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-613, CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0930
An insufficient JWT validation vulnerability was found in Kiali versions 0.4.0 to 1.15.0 and was fixed in Kiali version 1.15.1, wherein a remote attacker could abuse this flaw by stealing a valid JWT cookie and using that to spoof a user session, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0930- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-465w-gg5p-85c9
Insufficient Session Expiration in Kiali
An insufficient JWT validation vulnerability was found in Kiali versions 0.4.0 to 1.15.0 and was fixed in Kiali version 1.15.1, wherein a remote attacker could abuse this flaw by stealing a valid JWT cookie and using that to spoof a user session, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.
- Record
GHSA-465w-gg5p-85c9- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-295, CWE-384, CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An insufficient JWT validation vulnerability was found in Kiali versions 0.4.0 to 1.15.0 and was fixed in Kiali version 1.15.1, wherein a remote attacker could abuse this flaw by stealing a valid JWT cookie and using that to spoof a user session, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.
- Record
CVE-2020-1762- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-384, CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An insufficient JWT validation vulnerability was found in Kiali versions 0.4.0 to 1.15.0 and was fixed in Kiali version 1.15.1, wherein a remote attacker could abuse this flaw by stealing a valid JWT cookie and using that to spoof a user session, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.
- Record
CVE-2020-1762- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-465w-gg5p-85c9
Insufficient Session Expiration in Kiali
An insufficient JWT validation vulnerability was found in Kiali versions 0.4.0 to 1.15.0 and was fixed in Kiali version 1.15.1, wherein a remote attacker could abuse this flaw by stealing a valid JWT cookie and using that to spoof a user session, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.
- Record
GHSA-465w-gg5p-85c9- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-295, CWE-384, CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:0972
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.0.10 Jaeger and Kiali security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:0972- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-0626No score
Insufficient Session Expiration in Kiali in github.com/kiali/kiali
Insufficient Session Expiration in Kiali in github.com/kiali/kiali
- Record
GO-2022-0626- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
kiali.io/news/security-bulletins/kiali-security-001
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1762
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1762
github.com/kiali/kiali/commit/93f5cd0b6698e8fe8772afb8f35816f6c086aef1
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0972
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_0972.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1762