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Istio Sensitive Information Disclosure

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114571

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Synopsis

Istio Sensitive Information Disclosure

Description

When the 'x-envoy-peer-metadata' and/or 'x-envoy-peer-metadata-id' headers are present, they may include data deemed sensitive about the Kubernetes environment.

Solution

Remove these headers using a VirtualService or using an EnvoyFilter.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/s/article/K000135744

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 114571

Type: remote

Published: 1/21/2025

Updated: 1/21/2025

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Reference Information