CVE-2023-2878 — Kubernetes secrets-store-csi-driver in versions before 1

Kubernetes secrets-store-csi-driver in versions before 1.3.3 discloses service account tokens in logs.

01What is this vulnerability?

Kubernetes secrets-store-csi-driver in versions before 1.3.3 discloses service account tokens in logs.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Kubernetes	secrets	store-csi-driver — 0, 1.3.3

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-06-07T14:35:10.295Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-13T16:48:51.962Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/118419
• groups.google.com — https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/5K8ghQHBDdQ/m/Udee6YU…
• security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230814-0003/