Multiple vulnerabilities in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise

Published: 2020-03-30

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-10661 CVE-2020-10660
CWE-ID	CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Vault Web applications / Modules and components for CMS Vault Enterprise Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	HashiCorp

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU26457

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10661

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software may have existing nested-path policies grant access to Namespaces created after-the-fact. A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Vault: 0.11.0 - 1.3.3

Vault Enterprise: 0.11.0 - 1.3.3

CPE2.3

External links

https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#134-march-19th-2020
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault/
https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/commit/18485ee9d4352ac8e8396c580b5941ccf8e5b31a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU26458

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10660