GHSA-hcr5-wv4p-h2g2
kube-audit-rest's example logging configuration could disclose secret values in the audit log
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/RichardoC/kube-audit-rest | < 0.0.0-20250205113217-9df8886b4819 | 0.0.0-20250205113217-9df8886b4819 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
_What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_
If the "full-elastic-stack" example vector configuration was used for a real cluster, the previous values of kubernetes secrets would have been disclosed in the audit messages.
### Patches
_Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?_
The example has been updated to fix this in commit 9df8886b4819409f566233adc7c3b7a43a4096ba
### Workarounds
_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_
Replace
```yaml
if .request.requestKind.kind == "Secret" {
del(.request.object.data)
.request.object.data.redacted = "REDACTED"
del(.request.oldObject.data)
.request.oldObject.data.redacted = "REDACTED"
}
```
In the vector "audit-files-json-parser-and-redaction" step
with
```yaml
if .request.requestKind.kind == "Secret" {
# Redact the secret data
del(.request.object.data)
.request.object.data.redacted = "REDACTED"
del(.request.oldObject.data)
.request.oldObject.data.redacted = "REDACTED"
# Remove the previously set secret data - Not bothering to parse it as this annotation shouldn't ever be needed
del(.request.object.metadata.annotations.["kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration"])
del(.request.oldObject.metadata.annotations.["kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration"])
}
```
### References
_Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/RichardoC/kube-audit-rest/security/advisories/GHSA-hcr5-wv4p-h2g2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24884
- https://github.com/RichardoC/kube-audit-rest/commit/db1aa5b867256b0a7bf206544c6981ab068b73dc
- https://github.com/RichardoC/kube-audit-rest
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3431