Improper access control in Vault - CVE-2020-12757

 

Improper access control in Vault - CVE-2020-12757

Published: June 10, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30260
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12757
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and gain unauthorized access to the affected application.


Affected software

Vault

How to mitigate CVE-2020-12757

Update to version 1.4.2.

Vault - update to 1.4.2

External References

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