GHSA-4mp7-2m29-gqxf BIT-vault-2020-16251 CVE-2020-16251 GO-2024-2488
HashiCorp Vault Authentication bypass
- Severity
- 8.2 / 10
- High · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 2.83%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 86.61% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
- Fix
1.2.5- Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault to this version or later
Description
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.3 and newer, when configured with the GCP GCE auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass. Fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1.
Affected versions
Go
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/hashicorp/vault | >= 0.8.3, < 1.2.5 |
1.2.5 |
| github.com/hashicorp/vault | >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.8 |
1.3.8 |
| github.com/hashicorp/vault | >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.4 |
1.4.4 |
| github.com/hashicorp/vault | >= 1.5.0, < 1.5.1 |
1.5.1 |
| github.com/hashicorp/vault | >= 0.8.3, < 1.2.5>= 1.3.0, < 1.3.8>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.4>= 1.5.0, < 1.5.1 |
1.2.51.3.81.4.41.5.1 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
github.com/hashicorp/vault Go → 1.2.5
- go
go get github.com/hashicorp/vault@v1.2.5 && go mod tidy
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 8.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Weakness
CWE-287: Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design: Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-88v5-9hxc-f85r HashiCorp Vault Vulnerable to Denial-of-Service via Unauthenticated Root Token Generation/Rekey Operations | High | Also affects github.com/hashicorp/vault |
| GHSA-8r5m-3f66-qpr3 HashiCorp Vault has Server-Side Request Forgery in ACME Challenge Validation via Attacker-Controlled DNS | High | Also affects github.com/hashicorp/vault |
| GHSA-72gw-fmmr-c4r4 HashiCorp Vault May Expose Tokens to Auth Plugins Due to Incorrect Header Sanitization | High | Also affects github.com/hashicorp/vault |
| GHSA-m2w4-8ggf-rj47 HashiCorp Vault has a KVv2 Metadata and Secret Deletion Policy Bypass that leads to Denial-of-Service | High | Also affects github.com/hashicorp/vault |
| GHSA-vp5w-xcfc-73wf Hashicorp Vault and Vault Enterprise vulnerable to a denial of service when processing JSON | High | Also affects github.com/hashicorp/vault |
| GHSA-9g4h-h484-3578 HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise's AWS Auth method may be susceptible to authentication bypass | High | Also affects github.com/hashicorp/vault |
| GHSA-8f82-53h8-2p34 HashiCorp Vault Community Edition Denial of Service Though Complex JSON Payloads | High | Also affects github.com/hashicorp/vault |
| GHSA-7rx2-769v-hrwf HashiCorp Vault ldap auth method may not have correctly enforced MFA | High | Also affects github.com/hashicorp/vault |
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