Multiple vulnerabilities in HashiCorp Consul

Published: 2021-04-16

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-25864 CVE-2021-28156
CWE-ID	CWE-79 CWE-254
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Consul Server applications / Other server solutions
Vendor	HashiCorp

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU52310

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25864

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Consul: 1.7.0 - 1.9.4

External links

http://github.com/hashicorp/consul/releases/tag/v1.9.5
http://github.com/hashicorp/consul/releases/tag/v1.8.10
http://github.com/hashicorp/consul/releases/tag/v1.7.14

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) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU52311

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28156

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features