SB2021081707 - Multiple vulnerabilities in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise
Published: August 17, 2021 Updated: August 30, 2021
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38554)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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)
CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features
CVSSv4: 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
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.