SB2022031039 - Security restrictions bypass in HashiCorp Vault



SB2022031039 - Security restrictions bypass in HashiCorp Vault

Published: March 10, 2022 Updated: August 4, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022031039
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25243)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to software allows the PKI secrets engine under certain configurations to issue wildcard certificates to authorized users for a specified domain, even if the PKI role policy attribute allow_subdomains is set to false. A remote user can bypass implemented security restriction and issue wildcard certificates.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.