CVE-2023-25165

MEDIUM

Helm < 3.11.1 - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

Helm is a tool that streamlines installing and managing Kubernetes applications.`getHostByName` is a Helm template function introduced in Helm v3. The function is able to accept a hostname and return an IP address for that hostname. To get the IP address the function performs a DNS lookup. The DNS lookup happens when used with `helm install|upgrade|template` or when the Helm SDK is used to render a chart. Information passed into the chart can be disclosed to the DNS servers used to lookup the IP address. For example, a malicious chart could inject `getHostByName` into a chart in order to disclose values to a malicious DNS server. The issue has been fixed in Helm 3.11.1. Prior to using a chart with Helm verify the `getHostByName` function is not being used in a template to disclose any information you do not want passed to DNS servers.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 40.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
helm/helm 3.0.0 - 3.11.1
helm/v3 3.0.0 - 3.11.1Go
Published Feb 08, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026