SB2021113020 - Security restrictions bypass in HashiCorp Vault
Published: November 30, 2021 Updated: August 4, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021113020
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 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43998)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to templated ACL policies always match the first-created entity alias
if multiple entity aliases exist for a specified entity and mount
combination. A remote user can trigger incorrect policy enforcement.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.