Improper Authorization in HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-36230
CWE-ID CWE-285
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Terraform Enterprise
Web applications / Other software

Vendor HashiCorp

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU55273

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36230

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization checks on a subset of API requests. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and gain elevated privileges on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Terraform Enterprise: - - 202106-1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/terraform/
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-18-terraform-enterprise-allowed-privilege-escalation-via-run-token/27070


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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