SB2023050132 - Padding Oracle in HashiCorp Vault Enterprise



SB2023050132 - Padding Oracle in HashiCorp Vault Enterprise

Published: May 1, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023050132
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) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2197)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Vault HSM integration configurations do not properly applying an HMAC to messages sent from the HSM when using a CBC-based encryption mechanism. A remote attacker can perform a padding oracle attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.