SB2021100818 - Incorrect permission assignment in HashiCorp Vault
Published: October 8, 2021 Updated: August 4, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021100818
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41802)
CWE-ID: CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permissions assignment. A remote user with write permission to an entity alias ID can share a mount accessor with another user to acquire this other user’s policies by merging their identities.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.