CVE-2025-24513
ingress-nginx controller - auth secret file path traversal vulnerability
Reported by kubernetes · Published March 24, 2025
k8s.io/ingress-nginx is fixed in 1.12.1 and 1.11.5 (Go Modules)
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| k8s.io/ingress-nginx | Go Modules | 1.12.1, 1.11.5 |
| ingress-nginx-controller-1.14 | Wolfi | 1.14.5-r27, 1.14.5-r16 |
| ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.13 | Chainguard | 1.13.9-r12 |
| ingress-nginx-controller-1.12 | Wolfi | 1.12.1-r14 |
| ingress-nginx-controller-1.13 | Chainguard | 1.13.9-r14 |
| nginx-ingress-controller | Bitnami | 1.12.1, 1.11.7 |
| ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.11 | Chainguard | 1.11.5-r0 |
| ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.14 | Chainguard | 1.14.5-r12 |
| ingress-nginx-controller-1.11 | Wolfi | 1.11.5-r0 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kubernetes | ingress-nginx | 0, 1.12.0 |
| wolfi | ingress-nginx-controller-1.14 | 0, 0 |
| chainguard | ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.10 | * |
| chainguard | ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.13 | 0 |
| wolfi | ingress-nginx-controller-1.12 | 0 |
| wolfi | ingress-nginx-controller-1.15 | * |
| chainguard | ingress-nginx-controller-1.13 | 0 |
| chainguard | ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.11 | 0 |
| chainguard | ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.14 | 0 |
| chainguard | ingress-nginx-controller-1.15 | * |
| k8s.io | ingress-nginx | 0, 1.12.0-beta.0 |
| wolfi | ingress-nginx-controller-1.11 | 0 |
| kubernetes | ingress-nginx | 0, 1.12.0 |
| chainguard | ingress-nginx-controller-1.14 | 0, 0 |
| chainguard | ingress-nginx-controller-1.10 | * |
| chainguard | ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.12 | 0 |
| chainguard | ingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.15 | * |
| chainguard | ingress-nginx-controller-1.11 | 0 |
| chainguard | ingress-nginx-controller-1.12 | 0 |
| wolfi | ingress-nginx-controller-1.10 | * |
Timeline
- Mar 24, 2025 CVE Published
- Mar 25, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 25, 2025 Coalition ESS Score (14 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 10, 2026 Security Advisory (16 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 17, 2026 CVE Updated
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References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250328-0008/ url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24513 advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-242m-6h72-7hgp advisory
- https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx url
- https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/releases/tag/controller-v1.11.5 url
- https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/releases/tag/controller-v1.12.1 url
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/2qa9DFtN0cQ url
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250328-0008 advisory