MEDIUM4.8
GHSA-242m-6h72-7hgp
ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability
Quick fix
GHSA-242m-6h72-7hgp — k8s.io/ingress-nginx: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
go get k8s.io/ingress-nginx@v1.11.5Details
A security issue was discovered in [ingress-nginx](https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx) where attacker-provided data are included in a filename by the ingress-nginx Admission Controller feature, resulting in directory traversal within the container. This could result in denial of service, or when combined with other vulnerabilities, limited disclosure of Secret objects from the cluster.
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Affected packages
Go/k8s.io/ingress-nginx
Introduced in:
1.12.0-beta.0Fixed in: 1.12.1Fix
go get k8s.io/ingress-nginx@v1.12.1References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24513[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/131005[WEB]
- https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/releases/tag/controller-v1.11.5[WEB]
- https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/releases/tag/controller-v1.12.1[WEB]
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/2qa9DFtN0cQ[WEB]
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250328-0008[WEB]