SB2021081707 - Multiple vulnerabilities in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise

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SB2021081707 - Multiple vulnerabilities in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise

Published: August 17, 2021 Updated: August 30, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021081707
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38554)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the cache of user-viewed secrets between sessions in a single shared browser. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


2) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38553)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an excessively broad filesystem permissions flaw when initialized an underlying database file associated with the Integrated Storage feature. A remote attacker can bypass security features to launch further attacks on the system. 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References