SB2024101801 - Privilege escalation in HashiCorp Terraform
Published: October 18, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024101801
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4782)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences during the "init" operation if run on maliciously crafted Terraform configuration. A local user can overwrite arbitrary files on the system and escalate privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.