GHSA-qgj7-fmq2-6cc4 BIT-vault-2025-6004 CVE-2025-6004 GO-2025-3840
Hashicorp Vault has Lockout Feature Authentication Bypass
- Severity
- 5.3 / 10
- Medium · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.45%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 38.85% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
- Fix
1.20.1- Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault to this version or later
Description
Vault and Vault Enterprise’s (“Vault”) user lockout feature could be bypassed for Userpass and LDAP authentication methods. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.
Affected versions
Go
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/hashicorp/vault | >= 1.13.0, < 1.20.1 |
1.20.1 |
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 → 1.20.1
- go
go get github.com/hashicorp/vault@v1.20.1 && go mod tidy
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Weakness
CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design: Common protection mechanisms include: Disconnecting the user after a small number of failed attempts Implementing a timeout Locking out a targeted account Requiring a computational task on the user's part.
- Architecture and Design: Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid [REF-1482]. Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]
References
Advisories
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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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